Table 16. Relationship of wetland loss in the Barataria 

 basin (% marsh per year) and human activities as estimated 

 by canal density (% total marsh area) (Adams et al. 1976). 



Equation of best fit: 



wetland loss = 0.074 + 0.01 (canal density) R 2 = 0.69 



^Chabreck 1972. 



D . 



Adams et al. 1976. 



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