Cumulative effects of restoration efforts on ecological characteristics of an open water area within the Upper Mississippi River

River Research and Applications

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 537-549

  Gray, B R ^a   Shi, W ^b,e   Houser, J N ^a   Rogala, J T ^a   Guan, Z ^c   Cochran Biederman, J L ^d,f  

^a UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^f WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Habitat restoration; Large rivers; Mayflies; Piecewise regression; Suspended solids

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT RESTORATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER CHANNEL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 79957886850     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1375     Document Type: Article

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