Outline of A New Approach to Evaluate Ecological Integrity of Salt Marshes

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1541-1554

  Wigand, Cathleen ^a   Comeleo, Randy ^b   McKinney, Richard ^a   Thursby, Glen ^a   Chintala, Marnita ^a   Charpentier, Micheal ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b OAO Corporation   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

ecosystem services; habitat; integrity; plant zonation; salt marsh; water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863527555     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20018091095177     Document Type: Article

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