{
  "id": 987701,
  "title": "Classifying and Mapping Wetland Vegetation Assemblages in Coastal Louisiana with Landsat Imagery, 1985-2025",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/classifying-and-mapping-wetland-vegetation-assemblages-in-coastal",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.13.744705v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The tidal wetlands of Louisiana comprise about 25% of those found throughout the conterminous United States yet estimates of wetland loss rates in the region between 1932 and 2016 have exceeded 60 km2 yr-1. To mitigate further degradation and wetland loss in the region, a globally unprecedented $50B, 50-year plan for coastal Louisiana is driving restoration efforts, and demand exists from…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}