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Salt Marshes : a Natural and Unnatural History.
Tall green grass. Subtle melodies of songbirds. Sharp whines of muskrats. Rustles of water running through the grasses. And at low tide, a pungent reminder of the treasures hidden beneath the surface. All are vital signs of the great salt marshes' natural resources. Now championed as critical h...
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Piscataway :
Rutgers University Press,
2009.
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Table des matières:
- Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I. Natural History; 1. Salt-Marsh Basics; 2. Primary Producers: The Plants; 3. Animals of the Salt Marsh: Consumers; II. Human Alterations to Salt Marshes; 4. Physical Alterations; 5. Pollution; 6. Biological Alterations: Non-indigenous Species; 7. Marsh Restoration and Management for Environmental Improvement; 8. Death and Rebirth of an Urban Wetland: The Hackensack Meadowlands; Appendix:List of Species Discussed in the Text; References; Index; About the Authors.