The effects of vegetation on island geomorphology in the Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana

Understanding how deltas build and maintain themselves is critical to predicting how they will respond to perturbations such as sea level rise. This is especially an issue of interest in coastal Louisiana, where land loss is exacerbated due to subsidence and decreased sediment supply. Feedbacks betw...

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Main Author: Smith, Brittany Claire
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/26106