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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Land loss"”.
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Addressing the land loss-fish production paradox
Saltmarsh loss is occurring at high rates in Louisiana (LA), but understanding the impacts that marsh degradation has had on historical abundance of estuarine nekton in Barataria Bay, LA is lacking. I first examined the differences between fishery independent and fishery dependent data as indices …
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Land Loss: Attachment, Place and Identity in Coastal Louisiana
… Specifically, this work explores the identity loss that residents of coastal Louisiana experience due to coastal land loss. I rely on 126 in-depth interviews of residents from communities in six coastal parishes (counties). Respondents convey the meanings they give to land loss through …
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A Comparative Analysis of the Subsurface Stratigraphic Framework to the Geomorphic Evolution of the Caillou Bay Headland, South-Central Louisiana
… the surface geomorphology of the Caillou Bay headland in relation to the distribution of subsurface lithosomes. The stratigraphic framework was developed for the headland, and lithosomes were identified to establish the distribution of different sedimentary units. The geomorphic evolution as …
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Patterns and Associations of Shoreline Erosion and Developed Land Use Change in the Lower Meghna Estuary of Bangladesh
… living along the coast are at risk of losing land, households, and economic resources due to the hazards of coastal erosion. Scientific research has indicated that 70% of the planet's sandy coastal environment is being impacted by coastal erosion. Due to the different characteristics of the …
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Numerical Simulation of Unsteady Hydrodynamics in the Lower Mississippi River
… have been proposed to combat the associated land loss problem. To aid in this restoration effort a 1-D numerical model was calibrated, validated, and used to predict the response of the river to certain stimuli, such as proposed diversions, channel closures, channel modifications, and …
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Dynamic Vessels for Shifting Thresholds: Bodies and Water at the Edges of the Toronto Islands
At the interface between air and water, land and lake, lies a watery threshold ever-changing in form. As climate change and land loss reconfigure recreational shorelines, how might we reimagine human connections with dynamic watery experiences? On the shifting shores of Lake Ontario, can the …
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Soil Buoyancy as a Potential Indicator of Hurricane Susceptibility in Louisiana Marshes
<p>Hurricanes rapidly destroy large expanses land in coastal Louisiana marsh. Research shows that freshwater marsh with organic soils experience increased destruction during hurricanes compared to other marsh. A relevant question surfaces, do some restoration projects create marsh similar to …
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Neighboring Development, Distant Goals: Competing Visions for Philadelphia’s Chinatown North/Callowhill in Light of the Reading Viaduct Redevelopment
… Chinatown has had a long history of land loss. Projects like the Vine Street Expressway and Philadelphia Convention Center have created contention between Chinatown and outside developers. Most recently, this conflict has come to a head over the proposed redevelopment of the Reading …
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If There Wasn’t Farming, Somebody Wouldn’t Eat: Small Scale Agriculture, Community Autonomy, And Food Sovereignty In Mississippi
… and community advocates are drawing upon their land-based heritage and local knowledge systems to create community-controlled food systems in dialogue with broader national and global conversations about sustainable agriculture and food sovereignty. Employing a multi-scalar method of analysis, …
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Social Equity in Public Administration: The Work of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund
… Southern Cooperatives merged with the Emergency Land Assistance Fund and became the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund (FSC/LAF) to address African American land loss. John Zippert, one of the founding members, put together the organization structure of the FSC in 1967 and …
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The Influence of Flooding on Contributions of Spartina Alterniflora Roots to Salt Marsh Soil Volume in a Field Setting
Rapid rates of coastal wetland loss in Louisiana are widely recognized. One important question of wetland sustainability is how volumetric contributions of roots to wetland soils vary under the influence of different hydrologic regimes. The research presented here specifically investigates the …
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Stratigraphy of Paleocene and Pleistocene Sediments Exposed Along Lake Sakakawea in Eastern Dunn and Western and Central Mercer Counties, North Dakota
… is substantial, resulting in considerable land loss. This erosion is greater along the south shore of the lake. </p>
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Living With Water: How Flexible Structure Types Build Resilience in a Dynamic Landscape？
… States have suffered and will suffer great loss from flood-related hazards. Governments and organizations have taken many strategies to prevent, mitigate, and recover from their impact. When the episodic hazards, however, are accompanied with chronological threat—namely sea level …
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Modern Fair-Weather and Storm Sediment Transport Around Ship Island, Mississippi: Implications for Coastal Habitats and Restoration Efforts
<p>The Mississippi – Alabama barrier island chain is experiencing accelerated sea level rise, decreased sediment supply, and frequent hurricane impacts. These three factors drive unprecedented rates of morphology change and ecosystem reduction. All islands in the chain have experienced land loss on …
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Advancing Arctic coastal erosion measurement and monitoring through UAV-SfM, satellite imagery, and object-based image analysis
… Erosion of Arctic coasts can lead to rapid land loss threatening habitat, archaeologically significant sites, modern infrastructure, and communities. Rapid erosion and permafrost degradation also leads to the liberation of previously frozen sediment and organic carbon into the nearshore zone …
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THE IMPACT OF SEA-LEVEL RISE ON COASTAL WETLANDS USING IN-SITU MESOCOSM EXPERIMENTS, LANDSCAPE MODELING, AND TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE MAPPING
… rise is an escalating threat to coastal wetlands as increased inundation and saltwater intrusion can lead to lowered productivity, decreased biomass, and plant death – and ultimately land loss. In chapter one, I detailed the interactive effects of inundation and nitrogen on two commonly …
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Nearshore Sedimentology of Eroding Microtidal Estuaries: Bon Secour Bay, Alabama and Perdido Bay, Florida
… with modern imagery indicates an average land loss rate of 0.30 – 0.67 m yr-1 at Bon Secour Bay (1992–2018) and 0.55 m yr-1 at Perdido Bay (1994–2018). Selection of these two sites is based on their similar microtidal, sandy, forested, undeveloped, northwest-to-southeast trending …
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Evaluating Marsh Restoration Success Using Structural and Trophic Metrics on Deer Island, MS
… habitat for various consumer species, however, land loss has severely degraded marsh habitat in this region. Few studies have examined restored black needlerush (<em>Juncus roemerianus</em>) marshes, such as those found in Mississippi (MS), and how they affect faunal inhabitants.</p> …
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A Comparison of Habitat and Geomorphic Changes on East Ship Versus Sand Islands Mississippi, 2007-2014
… GEOMORPHIC CHANGES ON EAST SHIP VERSUS SAND ISLANDS MISSISSIPPI, 2007-2014</p> <p>by Carlton Peter Anderson</p> <p>May 2015</p> <p>The islands of the Mississippi-Alabama (MS-AL) barrier island chain along the micro-tidal northern Gulf of Mexico are highly dynamic coastal features subject to …
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Renewing Homeland and Place: Algonquians, Christianity, and Community in Southern New England, 1700-1790
“Renewing Homeland and Place” explores the complex intertwining of evangelical Christianity and notions of place and homeland in Algonquian communities in southern New England during the eighteenth century. In particular, this dissertation examines the participation of Algonquian men and women in …
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