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The Disappearing Wetland Act: Climate Change, Development, And Protection, Jessica P. Doughty
The Disappearing Wetland Act: Climate Change, Development, And Protection, Jessica P. Doughty
Student Theses 2015-Present
Wetlands are the providers of ecosystem services and important local and national economic resources. Despite the services provided by these ecosystems, the importance of wetlands are often overlooked and they are filled in to make way for development, polluted, and degraded. These habitats are further damaged by the effects of climate change. This thesis focuses on wetlands in the Northeastern United States, using the Long Island Sound as a case study to explore the devastating effects of development and climate change on wetlands. In this thesis, I use environmental history, economics, and government policy to explore the importance of wetland …