Decline of the Maurepas Swamp, Pontchartrain Basin, Louisiana, and Approaches to Restoration

Decline of the Maurepas Swamp, Pontchartrain Basin, Louisiana, and Approaches to Restoration

The Maurepas swamp is the second largest contiguous coastal forest in Louisiana but it is highly degraded due to subsidence, near permanent flooding, nutrient starvation, nutria herbivory, and saltwater intrusion. Observed tree mortality rates at study sites in the Maurepas swamp are very high (up t...

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Main Authors: Gary P. Shaffer, John W. Day, Demetra Kandalepas, William B. Wood, Rachael G. Hunter, Robert R. Lane, Eva R. Hillmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-03-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
Taxodium distichum—Nyssa aquatica swamp
coastal forested wetlands
hydrologic alteration
saltwater intrusion
Mississippi River diversion
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/8/3/101

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