Physical loss and modification of Southern Great Plains playas

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 275-283

  Johnson, Lacrecia A ^a,c   Haukos, David A ^a   Smith, Loren M ^b   McMurry, Scott T ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c United States Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Functional loss; Historical numbers; Playa wetlands; Sediment accretion; Southern Great Plains

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT LOSS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MIGRATORY POPULATION; NATIVE SPECIES; PLAYA; STOCHASTICITY; STOPOVER; WATERSHED; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; LAND BIOME; LANDSCAPE; PLAYA; SEDIMENT; STOCHASTIC MODEL; WATERSHED; WETLAND;

GREAT PLAINS;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84865458849     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.07.014     Document Type: Article

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