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Mississippi River Delta

Mississippi River Delta. Brady Seeley. Location. Characteristics. River itself discharges 41% of headwater’s flow from the U.S. Discharge is 470,000 cfs 36,000 square kilometers 40% of coastal wetlands found here Commercial fisheries, navigable waterways, outdoor tourism. Fauna.

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Mississippi River Delta

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  1. Mississippi River Delta Brady Seeley

  2. Location

  3. Characteristics • River itself discharges 41% of headwater’s flow from the U.S. • Discharge is 470,000 cfs • 36,000 square kilometers • 40% of coastal wetlands found here • Commercial fisheries, navigable waterways, outdoor tourism

  4. Fauna • Louisiana Black Bear (Ursusamericanusluteolus) • Piping Plover (Charadriusmelodus) • American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

  5. Flora • Jamaica swamp sawgrass(Cladiumjamaicense) • Seaside goldenrod (Solidagosempervirens) • Swamp tupelo (Nyssabiflora)

  6. Threats • Flow control structures • Agriculture • Old growth forests logged • 24 square miles of wetland loss annually

  7. References • Gosselink, James G., Mitsch William J. 2007. Wetlands. 4th ed. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. • Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The Mississippi River Delta Basin. [Internet]. LDWF. [cited 2012 Sept. 12]. Available from: http://lacoast.gov/new/About/Basin_data/mr/Default.aspx#main • National Geographic. American Alligator. [Internet]. [cited 2012 Sept. 12]. Available from: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/american-alligator/ • National Wildlife Federation. Mississippi River Delta. [Internet]. Reston (VA): NWF. [cited 2012 Sept. 2012]. Available from: http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wild-Places/Mississippi-River-Delta.aspx • Natural Resource Conservation Service. Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass. [Internet]. USDA. [cited 2012 Sept. 12] Available from: http://plants.usda.gov/java/charProfile?symbol=CLMAJ • Natural Resource Conservation Service. Seaside Goldenrod. [Internet]. USDA. [cited 2012 Sept. 12] Available from: http://plants.usda.gov/java/charProfile?symbol=SOSE • Natural Resource Conservation Service. Swamp Tupelo. [Internet]. USDA. [cited 2012 Sept. 12] Available from: http://plants.usda.gov/java/charProfile?symbol=NYBI • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Louisiana Black Bear. [Internet]. [cited 2012 Sept. 12]. Available from: http://www.fws.gov/southeast/pubs/LA_blackbear-fs.pdf • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Piping Plover. [Internet]. [cited 2012 Sept. 12]. Available from: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/pipingplover/pipingpl.html

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