Ecoengineering with Ecohydrology: Successes and failures in estuarine restoration

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 176, Issue , 2016, Pages 12-35

  Elliott, Michael ^a,b,c   Mander, Lucas ^a   Mazik, Krysia ^a   Simenstad, Charles ^d   Valesini, Fiona ^b   Whitfield, Alan ^c   Wolanski, Eric ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecoengineering; Ecohydrology; Estuarine; Estuarine processes; Habitat restoration; Managed realignment

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISH; HABITAT RESTORATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MANAGED REALIGNMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WADER; WATER FLOW; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; AUSTRALIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AFRICA;

AVES;

EID: 84963800013     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2016.04.003     Document Type: Review

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