Current status of coastal wetlands in China: Degradation, restoration, and future management

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 164, Issue , 2015, Pages 265-275

  Jiang, Ting ting ^a   Pan, Jin fen ^a   Pu, Xin Ming ^b   Wang, Bo ^a   Pan, Jing Jin ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic factors; China; Coastal zone management; Degradation; Restoration; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL WETLAND; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LAND RECLAMATION; POPULATION GROWTH; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84939247857     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2015.07.046     Document Type: Review

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