Development of software applications for assessing the effects of land disturbance on sediment yields
Author: Carlos E. Ramos-Scharrón, Ph.D. Institution: University of Texas, Austin Year: 2006 Many coral reef systems within the U.S. Caribbean are at risk from land-based sources of sediment and this has prompted the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force to encourage local governments to develop erosion control strategies to mitigate the impacts. The lack of quantitative information and proper…