Impact of Prescribed Burns on Marsh Surface Elevation : Big Branch Marsh, Louisiana

This study examines the impact of prescribed burning on marsh elevation by comparing relative surface elevation change between burned and unburned control marsh plots using a Surface Elevation Table (SET) at Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge in St. Tammany Parish, LA. This project was develo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southeastern Geographer. - Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers. - 53(2013), 1, Seite 61-78
1. Verfasser:	HENTON, CHRISTOPHER M. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	REESE, CARL A., FLEMING, JOHN ANDREW S., HEITMULLER, FRANKLIN T.
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Southeastern Geographer
Schlagworte:	Gulf Coast marsh prescribed burns sediment elevation hurricane impacts accretion pantanos de la Costa del Golfo quemas prescritas elevación de sedimentos impacto de huracanes depósitos mehr... Physical sciences Biological sciences Environmental studies