Freshwater inflow requirements for the Nueces Delta, Texas: Spartina alterniflora as an indicator of ecosystem condition

Texas Water Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 62-73

  Stachelek, Jemma ^a   Dunton, Kenneth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

freshwater inflow; Nueces Delta; Spartina alterniflora

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908283506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21605319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21423/twj.v4i2.6354     Document Type: Article

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