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Wetlands are a vital resource of our Nation. They play key roles in providing habitat, cycling nutrients, and flood reduction. Wetlands areas are also often targets for conversion to agricultural uses due to their close proximity to water and rich soil substrates. At CHL we are actively involved in modeling wetlands in order to better understand their function in the surrounding environment. There are two main research areas at CHL for wetlands -- inland and coastal.
Inland wetlands include riparian wetlands and isolated wetlands in watersheds. These wetlands play key roles in reducing watershed runoff of water and sediments, cycling nutrients from watersheds, and providing waterfowl and other types of habitat.
Coastal wetlands play a similar role in cycling nutrients in estuaries, reducing sediment yield from neighboring lands, attenuating storm surge, and providing waterfowl and other types of habitat.
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Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory - Engineer Research and Development Center
Waterways Experiment Station - Vicksburg, Mississippi
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