Coastal wetland subsidence arising from local hydrologic manipulations

Estuaries

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 265-272

  Turner, R Eugene ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; SUBSIDENCE; TIDAL FLAT; WETLAND;

EID: 2542432276     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02803383     Document Type: Article

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