Vegetation responses to tidal restoration

Tidal Marsh Restoration: A Synthesis of Science and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 59-80

  Smith, Stephen M ^a   Warren, R Scott ^b  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

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DOI: 10.5822/978-1-61091-229-7_4     Document Type: Chapter

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