Impact of coastal wetland restoration strategies in the chongming dongtan wetlands, China: Waterbird community composition as an indicator

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 185-198

  Zou, Yeai ^a   Liu, Jing ^a   Yang, Xiaoting ^a   Zhang, Mei ^a   Tang, Chendong ^b   Wang, Tianhou ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Chongming Dongtan National Nature Reserve Administration Division   (China)

Author keywords

Chongming dongtan wetlands; Coastal wetland; Habitat heterogeneity; Multifunctional wetland; Waterbirds; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901917841     PISSN: 12178837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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