Hydrologic Regimes Revealed Bundles and Tradeoffs Among Six Wetland Services

Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1026-1039

  Doherty, James M ^a   Miller, Jeffrey F ^b   Prellwitz, Stephanie G ^b   Thompson, Anita M ^b   Loheide II, Steven P ^b   Zedler, Joy B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

ecosystem services; flow attenuation; nutrient removal; plant diversity; primary productivity; restoration; soil stabilization; stormwater retention; water quality improvement; wetland hydrology

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; EROSION CONTROL; FLOW PATTERN; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL STABILIZATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRADE-OFF; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

TYPHA;

EID: 84906085266     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-014-9775-3     Document Type: Article

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