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Title:

Perspectives on the restoration of the Mississippi Delta : the once and future delta / John W. Day, G. Paul Kemp, Angelina M. Freeman, David P. Muth, editors.

Publisher:

Springer,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xx, 194 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Estuarine mitigation--Mississippi River Delta.--Mississippi River Delta.
Estuarine restoration--Mississippi River Delta.--Mississippi River Delta.
Estuarine ecology--Mississippi River Delta.--Mississippi River Delta.
Mississippi River Delta (La.)--Environmental conditions.
Estuaires--Réhabilitation--Mississippi, Delta du.--Mississippi, Delta du.
Écologie des estuaires--Mississippi, Delta du.--Mississippi, Delta du.
Mississippi, Delta du (Louis.)--Conditions environnementales.
Ecology.
Estuarine ecology.
Estuarine mitigation.
Estuarine restoration.
Louisiana--Mississippi River Delta.

Other Authors:

Day, John W., 1945- editor.
Kemp, G. Paul (George Paul), 1954- editor.
Freeman, Angelina M., editor.
Muth, David P., 1954- editor.
Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone Project, sponsoring body.

Notes:

"A contribution to the global Earth System science project LOICZ"--Acknowledgment. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

13. Summary and conclusions : The cost of inaction and the need for urgency / John W. Day, G. Paul Kemp and Angelina M. Freeman. 2. The once and future delta / David P. Muth -- 3. How deltas work : a brief look at the Mississippi River Delta in a global context / Liviu Giosan and Angelina M. Freeman -- 4. The last naturally active delta complexes of the Mississippi River (LNDM) : discovery and implications / Richard E. Condrey, Paul E. Hoffman and D. Elaine Evers -- 5. Adapting to change in the lowermost Mississippi River : implications for navigation, flood control and restoration of the delta ecosystem / G. Paul Kemp, Clinton S. Willson, J. David Rogers, Karen A. Westphal and S. Ahmet Binselam -- 6. Using what we have : optimizing sediment management in Mississippi River Delta restoration to improve the economic viability of the nation / Samuel J. Bentley, Angelina M. Freeman, Clinton S. Wilson, Jaye E. Cable and Liviu Giosan -- 7. Fisheries in a changing delta / James H. Cowan, Linda A. Deegan and John W. Day -- 8. The influence of nutrients on the coastal wetlands of the Mississippi Delta / James T. Morris, J. Andy Nyman and Gary P. Shaffer -- 9. Complexities of resilience : adaptation and change within human communities of coastal Louisiana / Conner Bailey, Robert Gramling and Shirley B. Laska -- 10. The importance of Mississippi Delta restoration on the local and national economies / David Batker, Sarah K. Mack, Fred H. Sklar, William K. Nuttle, Mary E. Kelly and Angelina M. Freeman -- 11. The threats to the value of ecosystem goods and services of the Mississippi Delta / David Batker, Isabel de la Torre, Robert Costanza, John W. Day, Paula Swedeen, Roelof Boumans and Kenneth Bagstad -- 12. The impact of global climate change and energy scarcity on Mississippi Delta restoration / John W. Day and Matthew Moerschbaecher -- 13. Summary and conclusions : The cost of inaction and the need for urgency / John W. Day, G. Paul Kemp and Angelina M. Freeman.

Summary:

Human impacts and emerging mega-trends such as climate change and energy scarcity will impact natural resource management in this century. This is especially true for deltas because of their ecological and economic importance and their sensitivity to climate change. The Mississippi delta is one of the largest in the world and has been strongly impacted by human activities. Currently there is an ambitious plan for restoration of the delta. This book provides an overview of the challenges facing the delta and charts a way forward to sustainable management.

Series:

Estuaries of the world, 2214-1553

ISBN:

9789401787321
9401787328

OCLC:

(OCoLC)879790164

LCCN:

2014936736

Locations:

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)