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The development of a decision support system for prioritizing forested wetland restoration areas in the lower Yazoo River basin, Mississippi
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Angela A. Davis, Barbara A. Kleiss, Charles G. O'Hara, Jennifer S. Derby
Estimating the potential for submergence for two wetlands in the Mississippi River Delta
We used a combined field and modeling approach to estimate the potential for submergence for one rapidly deteriorating (Bayou Chitigue Marsh) and one apparently stable (Old Oyster Bayou Marsh) saltmarsh wetland in coastal Louisiana, given two eustatic sea level rise scenarios: the current rate (0.15 cm year−1); and the central value predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (48 cm
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J.M. Rybczyk, Donald R. Cahoon
Sea-level rise and coastal disasters
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Authors
Stephen Leatherman, Virginia R. Burkett
Arthropods in decomposing wood of the Atchafalaya River basin
Changes in arthropod populations (numbers of individuals identified to the family level in most cases) were studied during the decomposition of coarse woody debris (CWD) in the Atchafalaya River Basin of Louisiana. The arthropod study was linked with a CWD decomposition study installed after disturbance by Hurricane Andrew. Arthropod numbers were compared between two canopy disturbance classes and
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B. Graeme Lockaby, B. D. Keeland, J.A. Stanturf, M. D. Rice, R. M. Governo
Modeling fish community dynamics in Florida Everglades: Role of temperature variation
Temperature variation is an important factor in Everglade wetlands ecology. A temperature fluctuation from 17°C to 32°C recorded in the Everglades may have significant impact on fish dynamics. The short life cycles of some of Everglade fishes has rendered this temperature variation to have even more impacts on the ecosystem. Fish population dynamic models, which do not explicitly consider seasonal
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H. A. Al-Rabai'ah, H. L. Koh, Donald L. DeAngelis, Hooi-Ling Lee
Climate change impacts on U.S. coastal and marine ecosystems
Increases in concentrations of greenhouse gases projected for the 21st century are expected to lead to increased mean global air and ocean temperatures. The National Assessment of Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (NAST 2001) was based on a series of regional and sector assessments. This paper is a summary of the coastal and marine resources sector review of potential impact
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Donald Scavia, John C. Field, Donald F. Boesch, Robert W. Buddemeier, Virginia Burkett, Daniel R. Cayan, Michael Fogarty, Mark A. Harwell, Robert W. Howarth, Curt Mason, Denise J. Reed, Thomas C. Royer, Asbury H. Sallenger, James G. Titus
Subsurface controls on historical subsidence rates and associated wetland loss in southcentral Louisiana
Two regional releveling profiles and six tide gauges provide a basis for evaluating recent rates of delta plain subsidence in southcentral Louisiana. Analyses of these records demonstrate close correlations among highest historical rates of subsidence, rapid wetland losses, large volume hydrocarbon production, and probable reactivation of deep subsurface faults. Other researchers have demonstrated
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Robert A. Morton, Noreen A. Buster, M. Dennis Krohn
Carbon budget for a subtropical seagrass dominated coastal lagoon: How important are seagrasses to total ecosystem net primary production?
It has been assumed that because seagrasses dominate macrophyte biomass in many estuaries they also dominate primary production. We tested this assumption by developing three carbon budgets to examine the contribution of autotrophic components to the total ecosystem net primary production (TENPP) of Lower Laguna Madre, Texas. The first budget coupled average photosynthetic parameters with average
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James Kaldy, Christopher P. Onuf, Peter Eldridge, Luis A. Cifuentes
North American box turtles: A natural history
Once a familiar backyard visitor in many parts of the United States and Mexico, the box turtle is losing the battle against extinction. In North American Box Turtles, C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., has written the first book-length natural history of the twelve species and subspecies of this endangered animal. This volume includes comprehensive information on the species’ evolution, behavior, courtship and
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C. Kenneth Dodd
Carbon isotope composition of ambient CO2 and recycling: a matrix simulation model
The relationship between isotopic composition and concentration of ambient CO2 in a canopy and its associated convective boundary layer was modeled. The model divides the canopy and convective boundary layer into several layers. Photosynthesis, respiration, and exchange between each layer can be simulated by matrix equations. This simulation can be used to calculate recycling; defined here as the
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Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg, Donald L. DeAngelis