Approaches to Coastal Wetland Restoration: Northern Gulf of MexicoKugler Publications, 2002 - 147 pàgines Wetlands Lost. The 1,879 thousand hectares of coastal wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) comprise 58% of the U.S. coastal wetland total (Turner and Gosselink 1975). These wetlands occur in every GOM state, although two-thirds of the GOM total are in Louisiana, and are typically associated with estuaries, bays, rivers, and the lee-side of barrier islands. The objective of this book is to facilitate and encourage the restoration of these and other wetlands by reviewing the details of construction and costs (which can range from $1 to $45,000 per hectare), and by evaluating case studies for levels of success. Each approach is presented in brief chapters outlining the essential points of "what, why, and how" the approach can be planned and implemented. The driving purpose, or goal, of this book is to accelerate regional wetland gains and to promote cost-effective practices in wetland restoration. (taken from the introduction)
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Continguts
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Backfilling | 31 |
Managing Spoil Banks | 45 |
Bay Bottom Terracing | 63 |
Dredged Material Wetlands | 77 |
Excavated Wetlands | 97 |
ThinLayer Placement | 115 |
Comparisons Application and the Future | 123 |
Literature Cited | 129 |
A Lexicon of Wetland Restoration | 137 |
Equivalent Units | 143 |
Subject index | 145 |