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 Chapter 4 

 IMPACTS ON COASTAL WETLANDS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES 



Thomas V. Armentano, Richard A. Park, C. Leslie Cloonan 87 



Introduction 87 



Scope and Background 87 



Regional Wetland Differences Relevant to Sea Level Adjustments 89 



Past Sea Level Rise and Marsh Accretion 89 



Methodology 94 



Modeling 100 



Results 109 



Discussion 120 



Future Research Needs 124 



Conclusions 125 



References 126 



Chapter 5 



ALTERNATIVES FOR PROTECTING COASTAL WETLANDS FROM THE RISING SEA 



Office of Wetland Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 151 



