Hypersalinity in Coastal Wetlands and Potential Restoration Solutions, Lake Austin and East Matagorda Bay, Texas, USA

When droughts occur, freshwater inputs to coastal wetlands can become scarce and hypersalinity can become a problem. In 2023, a severe drought negatively affected a Texas watershed known as Lake Austin that fed a large expanse of wetlands on East Matagorda Bay. To study the hypersalinity problem in...

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Main Authors: Rusty A. Feagin, Joshua E. Lerner, Caroline Noyola, Thomas P. Huff, Jake Madewell, Bill Balboa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-05-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/5/829