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SUBMITTER: Smith JE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4667243 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Smith James E JE Bentley Samuel J SJ Snedden Gregg A GA White Crawford C
Scientific reports 20151202
The Mississippi River Delta (MRD) has undergone tremendous land loss over the past century due to natural and anthropogenic influences, a fate shared by many river deltas globally. A globally unprecedented effort to restore and sustain the remaining subaerial portions of the delta is now underway, an endeavor that is expected to cost $50-100B over the next 50 yr. Success of this effort requires a thorough understanding of natural and anthropogenic controls on sediment supply and delta geomorphol ...[more]