Reconnecting the Delta: How Increased Mud Supply Can Improve Sediment Diversions
Reconnecting the Delta: How Increased Mud Supply Can Improve Sediment Diversions
08.22.2016 | Posted by Reconnecting the Delta: How Increased Mud Supply Can Improve Sediment Diversions
Jordan Davis, Mississippi River Delta Restoration Science Intern, Environmental Defense Fund Rising sea level and anthropogenic sediment loss is a combination affecting sustainability of deltaic ecosystems. Around the world, major deltas have been experiencing a 44% decline in sediment supply since the 1950s due to construction of dams and reservoirs, including the Mississippi River Delta. A recent journal article, published in Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, examined the role of fine-grained sediments in deltaic restoration. The authors found that the …
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