Medium-and Long-term Recovery of Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems: Patterns, Rates and Restoration Effectiveness

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1249-1260

  Borja, Ángel ^a   Dauer, Daniel M ^b   Elliott, Michael ^c   Simenstad, Charles A ^d  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological integrity; Long term data series; Marine and estuarine ecosystems; Recovery; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; DATA SET; DEGRADATION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 77957677510     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9347-5     Document Type: Article

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