Tidal freshwater swamps of the Southeastern United States: Effects of land use, hurricanes, sea-level rise, and climate change

Ecology of Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands of the Southeastern United States

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-28

  Doyle, Thomas W ^a   O'Neil, Calvin P ^a   Melder, Marcus P V ^b   From, Andrew S ^b   Palta, Monica M ^c  

^a NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b IAP World Services Inc   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84900243242     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5095-4_1     Document Type: Chapter

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