Ecosystem services assessment of the nemunas river delta

Transitional Waters Bulletin

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 75-84

  Rashleigh, B ^a   Razinkovas, A ^b   Pilkaityte, R ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b KLAIPEDA UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Birding; Deltas; Ecosystem Services; Fishing; Recreation; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887112727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1825229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1285/i1825229Xv5n2p75     Document Type: Article

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