Approaches to coastal wetland restoration: Northern Gulf of Mexico
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Main Author: Turner, R. E., (Robert Eugene) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: The Hague, Netherlands SPB Academic Pub. c2002
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-136) and index
Introduction -- Crevasse splays -- Former agriculture impoundments -- Backfilling -- Managing spoil banks -- Bay bottom terracing -- Dredged material wetlands -- Excavated wetlands -- Thin-layer placement -- Comparisons, applications and the future -- Literature cited -- Appendix 1. A lexicon of wetlands restoration -- Appendix 2. Equivalent unites -- Subject index
Wetlands Lost The 1,879 thousand hectares of coastal wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) comprise 58% of the U.S. coastal wetland total (Turner and Gosselink 1975). These wetlands occur in every GOM state, although two-thirds of the GOM total are in Louisiana, and are typically associated with estuaries, bays, rivers, and the lee-side of barrier islands. The objective of this book is to facilitate and encourage the restoration of these and other wetlands by reviewing the details of construction and costs (which can range from 1 to 45,000 per hectare), and by evaluating case studies for levels
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 147 p.)
ISBN:9051031416
9062997961
9789051031416
9789062997961

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