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Reply #18: I remember reading about how developers are removing cypress trees
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kentauros
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Thu Aug-25-11 05:28 PM
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18. I remember reading about how developers are removing cypress trees |
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in Louisiana for their "bigger and better" developments. At the same time, studies have been done on the relationship between storm surges and the ability of cypress forests to pretty well negate the surges.
I've heard the same for mangroves but there's some controversy on the studies performed.
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