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Coastlines of the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi. State Louisiana Mississippi Alabama. Tidal Shoreline(mi) 7721 359 607. Shoreline Characteristics. Island Morphology. Barrier Island Chain -created after last glacial epoch (15,000yr ago) -decrease in sea level - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Coastlines of the Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi
Shoreline Characteristics
StateLouisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tidal Shoreline(mi)7721
359
607
Island Morphology
Barrier Island Chain-created after last glacial
epoch (15,000yr ago)-decrease in sea level-increase in fluvial and
marine sedimentation-microtidal (0-2m)-extensive tidal marsh
habitat
Coastal Features and Waterways
Louisiana Rivers-Atchafalaya, Mississippi, PearlAlabama
Rivers-Alabama, Tom Brigbee, Mississippi
Rivers-Pearl
Recent Developments
• Dramatic increases in nutrient loads-eutrophication-decreases in primary productivity
-Wetland habitat in rapid decline-decrease in water quality-losses to commercial fishing
Governmental Response
• Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) -assessment of pollutants in major rivers-management plan to improve water qualityEstuarine Reserve Program-modeling of individual systems-protection from development
References
http://marine.usgs.govhttp://mfengine.nos.noaa.govhttp://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/clickmap.htmlhttp://infoplease.lycos.comhttp://www.epa.gov/owow/ estuarieshttp://www.epa.gov/owow/tmdl/ stateshttp://www.rodnreel.com/tides
Maps-US Atlantic and Gulf Coast (NOAA)
Publications-EPA, The Ecological
Condition of Estuaries in the Gulf of Mexico
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