Restore or retreat? saltwater intrusion and water management in coastal wetlands

Ecosystem Health and Sustainability

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  White, Elliott ^a   Kaplan, David ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; disturbance; ecosystems; restoration; salinity; saltwater intrusion; watershed management; wetlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 85034050048     PISSN: 20964129     EISSN: 23328878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ehs2.1258     Document Type: Article

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