Coastal marshes : ecology and wildlife management /

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This book describes coastal marshes in terms of form, function, ecology, wildlife value, and management. Chabreck's emphasis is on the marshes of the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico but he also examines marshes on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Plant and animal communities are each given...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chabreck, Robert H. (Robert Henry), 1933-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©1988.
Series:Wildlife habitats.
Subjects:
Salt marsh ecology > United States.
Salt marsh ecology > Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Wildlife management > United States.
Wildlife management > Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Écologie des marais littoraux > États-Unis.
Écologie des marais littoraux > Mexique, Côte du golfe du (États-Unis)
NATURE > Animals > Marine Life.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Lakes, Ponds & Swamps.
Salt marsh ecology
Wildlife management
United States
United States > Gulf Coast
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Chapter 1. DISTRIBUTION OF COASTAL MARSHES; Chapter 2. ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES; Chapter 3. ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES; Chapter 4. PLANT COMMUNITIES; Chapter 5. ANIMAL COMMUNITIES; Chapter 6. MARSH VALUES AND USES; Chapter 7. ALTERATION AND LOSS OF MARSHES; Chapter 8. MARSH MANAGEMENT; Chapter 9. THE FUTURE OF COASTAL MARSHES; APPENDIX A. Scientific Names of Animals and Plants; APPENDIX B. Glossary; APPENDIX C. Conversion Table; REFERENCES; INDEX.

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