The importance of pulsed physical events for sustainability of Louisiana coastal forested wetlands

Hydrology and Management of Forested Wetlands - Proceeding of the International Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 158-166

  Day, J W ^a   Conner, W H ^b   Shaffer, G P ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forested wetlands; Freshwater diversions; Hydrology; Louisiana; Nutrients; Productivity; Saltwater intrusion; Swamps

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLANDS; FORESTED WETLANDS; FRESHWATER DIVERSIONS; FRESHWATER WETLANDS; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI RIVERS; MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES; NUTRIENT REMOVALS; OVERLAND FLOWS; PLANNING STAGES; RIVER WATERS; SALINITY GRADIENTS; SEEDLING RECRUITMENTS; SWAMPS;

DETERIORATION; EARTH SCIENCES; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; LANDFORMS; LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METAL RECOVERY; NUTRIENTS; PRODUCTIVITY; RIVERS; SALT WATER INTRUSION; WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

WETLANDS;

EID: 38049150524     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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