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Half of N.C. Coastal Wetlands No Longer Support Original Uses
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34205
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Abstract:
According to a recent report by the Water Quality Section of the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management, half of North Carolina’s original coastal wetlands acreage is functionally impaired. The report considers that wetlands impacted by agriculture and urban development are nonsupporting, while those impacted by forestry are partially supporting.
Source:
Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 272, Nov/Dec 1991,
p3, il
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