Wind damage and salinity effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on coastal baldcypress forests of Louisiana: Chapter 6F in <i>Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005</i>

Doyle, Thomas W.; Conner, William H.; Day, Richard H.; Krauss, Ken W.; Swarzenski, Christopher M.

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The frequency of hurricane landfall in a given coastal stretch may play a more important role in the ecology of coastal forests than previously thought because of direct and indirect impacts of fallen trees and the introduction of salt water that lingers long after the storm passes. Findings show that surge events can inundate interior freshwater forests many miles from the coast and elevate soil salinities twofold to threefold. These elevated salinities may contribute to delayed mortality of certain tree species and set the stage for eventual forest decline and dieback.

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USGS Numbered Series

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70042941

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Doyle, Thomas W.; Conner, William H.; Day, Richard H.; Krauss, Ken W.; Swarzenski, Christopher M.

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National Wetlands Research Center

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168

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English

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Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005 (Circular 1306)

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30.3841

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28.9254

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-88.8162

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-94.0434

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6 p.

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This report is Chapter 6F in Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005. See Circular 1306 for more information and other chapters.

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U.S. Geological Survey

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Circular

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CIR

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1306-6F

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Wind damage and salinity effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on coastal baldcypress forests of Louisiana: Chapter 6F in Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005; 2007; CIR; 1306-6F; Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005 (Circular 1306); Doyle, Thomas W.; Conner, William H.; Day, Richard H.; Krauss, Ken W.; Swarzenski, Christopher M.