An Estuarine Habitat Classification for a Complex Fjordal Island Archipelago

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 160-176

  Schoch, G Carl ^a   Albert, David M ^b   Shanley, Colin S ^b  

^a Coastwise Services ^*  (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Marine spatial planning; Nearshore ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FJORD; HABITAT TYPE; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL PLANNING; WATERSHED;

ALASKA; ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893643015     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-013-9622-3     Document Type: Article

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