Coastal Marsh Restoration Using Terraces: Effects on Waterbird Habitat in Louisiana's Chenier Plain
Terracing is a novel technique used to combat coastal marsh loss in Louisiana and Texas. Terraces are assumed to slow marsh erosion, decrease pond depth, and encourage vegetation expansion. Terraced ponds have never been evaluated as habitat for waterbirds, which heavily depend on Louisiana�s coas...
Main Author: | O'Connell, Jessica L. |
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Other Authors: | J. V. Remsen |
Format: | Others |
Language: | en |
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LSU
2006
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Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11162006-111100/ |
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