The Effects of Integrated Marsh Management (IMM) on Salt Marsh Vegetation, Nekton, and Birds

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 727-742

  Rochlin, Ilia ^a   James Pirri, Mary Jane ^b   Adamowicz, Susan C ^c   Dempsey, Mary E ^d   Iwanejko, Thomas ^a   Ninivaggi, Dominick V ^a  

^a Division of Vector Control   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^d Suffolk County Department of Environment and Energy   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated marsh management; OMWM; Phragmites australis; Salt marsh mosquitoes; Salt marsh nekton; Salt marsh restoration; Spartina

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; MITIGATION; MOSQUITO; NEKTON; POND; REEDBED; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALTMARSH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TELEOST; TIDAL CHANNEL; URBAN REGION; VEGETATION COVER; WADER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERFOWL; WATERSHED; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

LONG ISLAND [NEW YORK]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANATIDAE; AVES; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULUS CONFLUENTUS; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SPARTINA;

EID: 84859355288     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-011-9468-5     Document Type: Article

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