. The ecology of delta marshes of coastal Louisiana : a community profile. Marsh ecology -- Louisiana; Wetlands -- Louisiana. dated historically, developnent can be maps. and much traced by of their historic After an initial break in the levee of a major distributary during flood stage, flow through the crevasse gradually increases through successive floods, reaches a peak of maximum deposition, wanes, and is cut off (Coleman 1976). As a result of compaction, the crevasse system is inundated by marine waters and reverts to a bay environment, thus com- pleting its sedimentary cycle. These creva
. The ecology of delta marshes of coastal Louisiana : a community profile. Marsh ecology -- Louisiana; Wetlands -- Louisiana. dated historically, developnent can be maps. and much traced by of their historic After an initial break in the levee of a major distributary during flood stage, flow through the crevasse gradually increases through successive floods, reaches a peak of maximum deposition, wanes, and is cut off (Coleman 1976). As a result of compaction, the crevasse system is inundated by marine waters and reverts to a bay environment, thus com- pleting its sedimentary cycle. These crevasse systems are similar to the larger delta lobes but develop faster so that the details of the processes responsible for their fomnation can be adequately evalu- ated. New Orleans. Bernard delta. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gosselink, James G; National Coastal Ecosystems Team (U. S. ). Washington, DC : National Coastal Ecosystems Team, Division of Biological Services, Research Development, Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Dept. of the Interior : Corps of Engineers, U. S. Dept. of the Army
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