Wetland surface elevation, vertical accretion, and subsidence at three Louisiana estuaries receiving diverted Mississippi River water

Wetlands

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1130-1142

  Lane, Robert R ^a   Day Jr , John W ^a   Day, Jason N ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accretion; River diversion; SET; Subsidence; Wetland elevation; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; COASTAL WETLAND; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; RIVER FLOW; SUBSIDENCE;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248595013     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2006)26[1130:WSEVAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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