Sea-Level Rise, Subsidence, and Wetland Loss
Published : 28-01-2011 - Duration : 00:09:45 - Like : 93
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More information on the USGS Multimedia Gallery: http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/347 This video describes causes of wetland loss in the Mississippi River Delta. Rapid land subsidence due to sediment compaction and dewatering increases the rate of submergence in this deltaic system. The construction of levees along the lower Mississippi River als...
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