Browsing by Subject "wetlands"
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(2016-09-01)The Colonel James Morgan New Washington Prairie Master Plan provides a vision for the development of a new community recreation area to serve the residents of Morgan’s Point and visitors to the area. The focus of the ...
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(2012-07-16)The purpose of this study was to compare vegetation systems among three artificially isolated wetlands on the west end of Galveston Island. Sample sites were identified as isolated wetlands and anthropogenic impact was ...
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(2009-05-15)Given the past history and future risk of storm surge in the United States, alternative storm protection techniques are needed to protect vital sectors of the economy and population, particularly within southeastern ...
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(2016-04-08)This dissertation evaluated how spatial patterns of pervious land cover moderate flood impacts in urban areas during an extreme rainfall event. First, it presented criteria to characterize hydrologic functions of natural ...
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(Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1987)
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(2011-10-21)Wave attenuation by vegetation is a highly dynamic process and its quantification is important for accurately understanding and predicting coastal hydrodynamics. However, the influence of vegetation on wave dissipation is ...
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(2021-03-24)Increasing temperatures have been altering hydrological conditions and leading to ecological regime shifts across the Arctic biome, with influences on terrestrial carbon cycling. However, the sign, extent, and magnitude ...
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(2011-10-21)Wetlands are one of the most productive ecosystems in the world, housing diverse biota and serving important functions as nursery habitat and feeding grounds. However, nearly 70% of coastal wetlands, including 21% of the ...
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(2019-04-29)Social costs associated with disaster recovery in the United States have been on a rise in recent decades given unprecedented number of extreme weather events including floods, coastal storms and hurricanes. Understanding ...
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Urbanizing Watersheds and Changing River Flood Dynamics: Implications for Urban Wetland Restoration (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2003)Urbanization alters river hydrology, morphology, water quality, and habitat and ecology. Most of these associated changes are due to an increase in impervious surface cover (ISC) throughout the watershed. But the spatial ...
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(Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1993)