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Science 13 April 2007:
Vol. 316. no. 5822, p. 201
DOI: 10.1126/science.1136869
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Technical Comments

Response to Comment on "Wetland Sedimentation from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita"

R. Eugene Turner,1* Joseph J. Baustian,1 Erick M. Swenson,1 Jennifer S. Spicer2

Törnqvist et al. accept the usefulness of our data but confuse hurricane landfall location with hurricane storm surge impacts, misrepresent our data interpretation, and misattribute conclusions to our study. Our study did not attempt to address the overall effectiveness of river diversions used for management purposes. We agree that river mouth sedimentation is an important geological process that may lead to marsh colonization.

1 School of the Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
2 North Inlet–Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Post Office Box 1630, Georgetown, SC 29442, USA.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: euturne{at}lsu.edu

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