Restoration and Management of a Degraded Baldcypress Swamp and Freshwater Marsh in Coastal Louisiana

Restoration and Management of a Degraded Baldcypress Swamp and Freshwater Marsh in Coastal Louisiana

The Central Wetlands Unit (CWU), covering 12,000 hectares in St. Bernard and Orleans Parishes, Louisiana, was once a healthy baldcypress–water tupelo swamp and fresh and low salinity marsh before construction of levees isolated the region from Mississippi River floodwaters. Construction of the Missi...

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Main Authors: Rachael G. Hunter, John W. Day, Gary P. Shaffer, Robert R. Lane, Andrew J. Englande, Robert Reimers, Demetra Kandalepas, William B. Wood, Jason N. Day, Eva Hillmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-02-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
baldcypress swamp
saltwater intrusion
Louisiana
wetland restoration
wetland assimilation
coastal marsh
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/8/3/71

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