Estimating the provision of ecosystem services by Gulf of Mexico coastal wetlands

Wetlands

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 179-193

  Engle, Virginia D ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Nitrogen removal; Shrimp fishery; Storm surge protection

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COASTAL WETLAND; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GREENHOUSE GAS; JUVENILE; LITERATURE REVIEW; METHANE; NITROGEN; SERVICE PROVISION; SHRIMP FISHERY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STORM SURGE; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 79952002784     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-010-0132-9     Document Type: Review

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