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The importance of turtle populations to wetland restoration in the upper Mississippi embayment of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley

September 26, 2019

The Upper Mississippi Embayment (UME) ecoregion covers approximately 141,895 km2 and historically supported 9,712,455 ha of bottomland deciduous forests, swamps, bayous, and rivers. Only about 500 ha (

Publication Year 2019
Title The importance of turtle populations to wetland restoration in the upper Mississippi embayment of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
DOI 10.1007/s11273-019-09686-z
Authors Max A Nickerson, Joseph C. Mitchell, Brad Glorioso
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Wetlands Ecology and Management
Index ID 70205704
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
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