Ecological outcomes and evaluation of success in passively restored southeastern depressional wetlands

Wetlands

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1129-1140

  De Steven, Diane ^a   Sharitz, Rebecca R ^b   Barton, Christopher D ^c  

^a CENTER FOR BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carolina bay; Mitigation bank; Vegetation dynamics; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897578574     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-010-0100-4     Document Type: Article

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