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Primary Causes of Wetland Loss at Madison Bay, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana by Robert A. Morton, Ginger Tiling, and Nicholas F. Ferina USGS Open File Report 03-60 Printable Version: open this 48--page publication in Acrobat® Reader 4.4 MB PDF "Primary Causes of Wetland Loss at Madison Bay, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana" is a 48-page analysis of water depths, marsh surface elevations, and correlative stratigraphic markers in 10 sediment cores from Madison Bay in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. The analysis provides a basis for estimating the magnitudes and rates of marsh erosion and land subsidence at one of the best known wetland loss hotspots in coastal Louisiana. NOTE: You will need to have the free Adobe Acrobat® Reader (v3.0 or higher) installed on your computer to view and print this publication. Once you have Adobe Acrobat® Reader installed, click the "4.4 MB PDF" link for the print version. Text version of "Primary Causes of Wetland Loss at Madison Bay, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana": Open this file in any text editing program.

Related Research Project: Subsidence and Fault Activation Related to Fluid Energy Production, Gulf Coast Basin Project USGS Coastal & Marine Geology Program Related Link: Energy Resource Program USGS

Coastal & Marine Geology Program >Center for Coastal Studies >Subsidence and Fault Activation Project