South Atlantic tidal wetlands

Wetland Habitats of North America: Ecology and Conservation Concerns

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 45-62

  Pennings, Steven C ^a   Alber, Merryl ^b   Alexander, Clark R ^c   Booth, Melissa ^d   Burd, Adrian ^b   Cai, Wei Jun ^b   Craft, Christopher ^e   Depratter, Chester B ^f   Di Iorio, Daniela ^b   Hopkinson, Charles S ^b   Joye, Samantha B ^b   Meile, Christof D ^b   Moore, Willard S ^f   Silliman, Brian R ^g   Thompson, Victor ^h   Wares, John P ⁱ  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^d University of Georgia Marine Institute   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^h OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ NONE   (United States)

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