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

Estuarine wetlands and salt marshes are fundamentally driven by variations in freshwater inflow. However, many estuaries have been subject to a heavily modified hydrology due to flood protection engineering and the construction of upstream dams for municipal water supply. Assessment of the impacts o...

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Main Authors: Joseph Stachelek, Kenneth H. Dunton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Texas Water Journal 2013-11-01
Series:Texas Water Journal
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Online Access:https://twj-ojs-tdl.tdl.org/twj/index.php/twj/article/view/6354