Oyster reef restoration in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Extent, methods and outcomes

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 20-28

  La Peyre, Megan ^a   Furlong, Jessica ^a   Brown, Laura A ^b   Piazza, Bryan P ^c   Brown, Ken ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; ECOLOGICAL SERVICES; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; MEASURING SYSTEMS; NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; PROJECT OUTCOMES;

DESIGN; ECOLOGY; MOLLUSCS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION; SHELLFISH;

REEFS;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIVALVE; DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HABITAT CREATION; POPULATION DENSITY; REEF; SHELLFISH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84891334998     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.12.002     Document Type: Article

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