A computer model to forecast wetland vegetation changes resulting from restoration and protection in coastal louisiana

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 67, Issue SPEC. ISSUE, 2013, Pages 51-59

  Visser, Jenneke M ^a   Duke Sylvester, Scott M ^a   Carter, Jacoby ^b   Broussard III, Whitney P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS)

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PROTECTION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARSH; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROJECT DESIGN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPHIC LEVEL; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION TYPE; WETLAND;

LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883156205     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI_67_4     Document Type: Article

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