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The Value of Wetlands in Protecting Southeast Louisiana from Hurricane Storm Surges
The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 have spurred global interest in the role of coastal wetlands and vegetation in reducing storm surge and flood damages. Evidence that coastal wetlands reduce storm surge and attenuate waves is often cited in support of restoring...
Autores principales: | Barbier, Edward B., Georgiou, Ioannis Y., Enchelmeyer, Brian, Reed, Denise J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3594144/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23536815 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058715 |
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