Hurricanes Katrina and Rita pushed salt water from the Gulf of Mexico well inland into freshwater marsh communities in coastal Louisiana. This paper describes the spatial extent of saltwater intrusion and provides an initial assessment of impacts (salt stress) to coastal marsh vegetation communities.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Title | Potential consequences of saltwater intrusion associated with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita |
| DOI | 10.3133/cir13066C |
| Authors | Gregory D. Steyer, Brian C. Perez, Sarai C. Piazza, Glenn Suir |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Circular |
| Series Number | 1306 |
| Index ID | cir13066C |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | National Wetlands Research Center; Wetland and Aquatic Research Center |