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Science 20 October 2006:
Vol. 314. no. 5798, p. 381
DOI: 10.1126/science.314.5798.381f
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Figure 1 Wetlands along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico help protect inland areas from storm-driven ocean surges, and the effects of their erosion became painfully clear after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita made landfall in 2005. Coastal wetlands have been thought to gain and maintain mass through the sediment deposits that occur when rivers overflow during flooding events. Turner et al. (p. 449, published online 21 September) show that the deposition of sediments by hurricanes is actually the dominant process. This finding should have considerable impact on the implementation of wetland restoration projects in the region.

CREDIT: TURNER ET AL.




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