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Salt tolerance of southern baldcypress
Historically, cypress-tupelo swamps covered much of the low-lying coastal regions of the Southeast. However, saltwater intrusion and increased flooding over the past 30 years, combined with past logging, have depleted the numbers and decreased the survival and growth of baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) in coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico.
Authors
James A. Allen, Virginia R. Burkett
Global warming, sea-level rise, and coastal marsh survival
Coastal wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems in the world. These wetlands at the land-ocean margin provide
many direct benefits to humans, including habitat for commercially important fisheries and wildlife; storm protection;
improved water quality through sediment, nutrient, and pollution removal; recreation; and aesthetic values. These valuable
ecosystems will be highly vulnerabl
Authors
Donald R. Cahoon
Coastal wetlands and global change: overview
The potential impacts of climate change are of great practical concern to those interested in coastal wetland resources. Among the areas of greatest risk in the United States are low-lying coastal habitats with easily eroded substrates which occur along the northern Gulf of Mexico and southeast Atlantic coasts. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the World Meteorological Organ
Authors
G.R. Guntenspergen, B. Vairin, V.R. Burkett
Effects of climate change on southeastern forests
Forests of the coastal plain region of the southeastern United States are among the most productive in North America.
Because they form the basis of a large timber and wood products industry, these forests are of considerable economic
importance. Also, the forests are rich in plant and animal species. Because they are diverse as well as productive, they have
considerable conservation importance
Authors
Paul A. Harcombe
Predicting coastal flooding and wetland loss
The southeastern coastal region encompasses vast areas of wetland habitat important to wildlife and other economically
valuable natural resources. Located on the interface between sea and land, these wetland habitats are affected by both sea-level
rise and hurricanes, and possibly by hydroperiod associated with regional climatic shifts. Increased sea level is expected
to accompany global warmin
Authors
Thomas W. Doyle
Modeling hurricane effects on mangrove ecosystems
Mangrove ecosystems are at their most northern limit along the coastline of Florida and in isolated areas of the gulf coast in Louisiana and Texas. Mangroves are marine-based forests that have adapted to colonize and persist in salty intertidal waters. Three species of mangrove trees are common to the United States, black mangrove (Avicennia germinans), white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa), and
Authors
Thomas W. Doyle
Remote sensing at the Southern Science Center
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Authors
D.K. Chappell, S.C. Laine
1995 Scanned aerial photography of the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana
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Authors
Calvin P. O'Neil, Lawrence R. Handley, Stephen Hartley, James B. Johnston, B. Coffland, Lynn Schoelerman
Prevalence of double wing molt in free-living ruddy ducks
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Authors
William L. Hohman
Impacts of elevated inorganic carbon concentrations of the autotrophic components of coastal submersed macrophyte communities
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Authors
William M. Rizzo, Hilary A. Neckles, Ronald G. Boustany, David R. Meaux, Martha R. Griffis
A spatial decision support system for coastal management: A research project at the National Wetlands Research Center of the U.S. Geological Survey
Environmental resource managers and scientists are being challenged in developing strategies to manage complex coastal systems. From an ecological perspective, there are myriad dynamic, interrelated natural and human-induced processes that affect the health and stability of coastal systems. However, the problems associated with managing coastal resources usually transcend purely ecological factors
Authors
Wei Ji, James B. Johnston