| Term | Definition |
|---|
| What are barrier islands? | islands off the coast that protect the wetlands, estuaries, and bays from direct impact of ocean waves. |
| What are wetlands? | swamps, marshes, and other areas that have a natural water supply and are covered or soaked with water at least part of the year. |
| Louisiana has lost land equal to a state the size of _____? | Delaware. |
| What does exotic mean? | non- native. |
| What exotic species have contributed to wetlands lost in Louisiana? | water hyacinth, nutria, and all sorts of species of Asian carp. |
| Where did water hyacinth come from? | South America. |
| Where did nutria come from? | South America. |
| Where did Asian carp come from? | fish farms in Mississippi and Arkansas. |
| Where is Giant Salvania grown at that has became a huge issue? | Lake Bistineau. |
| What percentage of Louisiana's population lives within 50 miles of the coast? | 60-70%. |
| What is subsidence? | the process by which the coastal lands slowly sink. |
| What state has more wetlands than all other states combined? | Alaska. |
| What percentage of wetlands has Louisiana lost since colonial times? | 50%. |
| Louisiana ranks _____ in the country in wetlands lost. | 1st. |
| Name how wetlands have been lost due to human activity. | channelization, exotic species, pollution, urban development, dredging, levees, farming/ranching, navigation/flood control structures. |
| Name how wetlands have been lost due to natural causes. | hurricanes, droughts, subsidence, erosion, and rise in sea level. |
| Name functions and vales of wetlands. | wildlife habitat, flood control, water quality, recreational value, storm buffer, erosion control, commercial value. |
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