Wetland restoration using mangroves in southern Louisiana

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Americas E and P Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental Conference 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 439-444

  Madison, Maxine J ^a   Mack, Sarah K ^a   Lane, Robert R ^b   Day, John W ^a  

^a Conoco Phillips ^*  (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COASTAL LOUISIANA; CONOCOPHILLIPS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EXPLORATION COMPANY; WETLAND RESTORATION; WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES; WILDLIFE HABITATS;

COASTAL ZONES; RESTORATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WETLANDS;

FORESTRY;

EID: 84881117676     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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