Lower Columbia river and estuary habitat restoration prioritization framework

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 94-110

  Thom, Ronald M ^a   Haas, Evan ^b   Evans, Nathan R ^c   Williams, Gregory D ^d  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership   (United States)

^c U S ARMY   (United States)

^d NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Columbia river estuary; Ecosystem restoration; Restoration; Restoration priorities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954520790     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.29.1-2.94     Document Type: Article

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