NOAA analysis reveals significant land cover changes in U.S. coastal regions
Posted by Oceanography News -- ScienceDaily on 19 August, 2014
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A new NOAA nationwide analysis shows that between 1996 and 2011, 64,975 square miles in coastal regions -- an area larger than the state of Wisconsin -- experienced changes in land cover, including a decline in wetlands and forest cover with development a major contributing factor. Overall, 8.2 percent of the nation's ocean and Great Lakes coastal regions experienced these changes....