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      <title>Improved Dune Plants Goal Of AgCenter Research</title>
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      <title>Functions and Values of Wetlands in Louisiana</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This publication inventories the functions and values of the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary System at the interface of the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico, and it chronicles the serious plight of landscape deterioration facing its inhabitants. (PDF format only) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Fisheries Implications of Freshwater Re-introductions</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[An historical overview of Louisiana fisheries in the context of pre- and post-levee construction on the Mississippi River. Data from the Caernarvon Freshwater Diversion is used to describe the relationship between freshwater re-introduction and estuarine fisheries productivity. The report characterizes the conflict between Louisiana’s short-term and long-term goals of coastal restoration and coastal fisheries management. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Stewardship Incentives for Louisiana’s Coastal Landowners</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[More than 75% of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands are privately owned, yet the majority of restoration funding provided through federal and state initiatives is directed toward large-scale, public restoration projects. This report compares and contrasts the programmatic and economic aspects of the coastal and inland models of wetland restoration that have evolved in Louisiana over the past decade. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Closing the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO): Environmental and Economic Considerations</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This document provides a synoptic overview of this 40-year-old navigation channel from project inception through modern day.  Economic and environmental impacts related to the MRGO are documented for St. Bernard Parish and potential restoration scenarios are described.  Additional information is provided on the time and financial resources required to fully address the environmental degradation caused by the MRGO. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Coastal Louisiana and South Florida: A Comparative Wetland Inventory</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[One of the biggest questions that has arisen in recent years involves the apparent disparity in federal restoration funding provided for the Florida Everglades versus that provided for coastal Louisiana. This document uses published reports and secondary data to develop a parallel comparison of Florida and Louisiana wetlands at the state, regional, program and resource levels. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Protecting Coastal Wetland Forests: What Can You Do to Help?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:13:04 GMT</pubDate>
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