Wetland Restoration Progress 39 Years After Canal Backfilling

Dredging to create canals and channels in wetlands is widespread and is a major cause of dramatically high wetland loss rates in coastal Louisiana. The dredged material placed alongside the canal forms continuous levees and can be dragged back into the canal to start wetland restoration (backfilling...

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Main Author: R. Eugene Turner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.899596/full