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Artificial modifications of the coast in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Quick solutions or long-term liabilities?

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2012

Authors

Martínez, M Luisa
Feagin, Rusty A
Yeager, Kevin M
Day, John
Costanza, Robert
Harris, Jim A
Hobbs, Richard
López-Portillo, Jorge
Walker, Ian J
Higgs, Eric

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Ecological Society of America

Abstract

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill threatened many coastal ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico during the spring and summer of 2010. Mitigation strategies included the construction of barrier sand berms, the restriction or blocking of inlets, and the diversion

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Keywords: barrier island; berm; coastal zone; deep water; ecological impact; estuarine environment; marsh; oil spill; restoration ecology; sand ridge; sediment transport; Atlantic Ocean; Gulf of Mexico

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/78043

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ANU Research Publications

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Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

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Journal article

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Open Access

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10.1890/100151

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