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Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise in Southeastern Louisiana: Implications for Coastal Management and Restoration

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Background:
Short- & Long-Term Trends
Geologic Processes and Controls
Impacts of Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise
Risk Assessment
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Project Contact:
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Figure 3.

figures showing the impact of fluid withdrawl from the lower Neches River Valley, near the Louisiana/Texas border Figure 3. Impact of fluid withdrawal along the lower Neches River Valley, changes in wetlands to open water between 1956 - 1978, including aerial photograph from 1978.

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