Hydrology and ecology of freshwater wetlands in Central Florida-A primer

US Geological Survey Circular

Volumn , Issue 1342, 2010, Pages 1-123

  Haag, Kim H ^a   Lee, Terrie M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER WETLANDS;

ARID REGION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LANDSCAPE; MARSH; WATER DEPTH;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863156463     PISSN: 1067084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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