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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808020203321

Titolo

Suisun marsh : ecological history and possible futures / / edited by Peter B. Moyle, Amber D. Manfree, Peggy L. Fiedler ; cover image by William Franklin Jackson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-520-95732-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Classificazione

NAT010000NAT011000

Disciplina

577.6809794/6

Soggetti

Marsh ecology - California - Suisun Marsh

Salinity - California - Suisun Marsh

Brackish water ecology - California - Suisun Marsh

Water quality - California - Suisun Marsh

Suisun Marsh (Calif.) History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical Ecology -- 3. Physical Processes and Geomorphic Features -- 4. Shifting Mosaics: Vegetation of Suisun Marsh -- 5. Waterfowl Ecology and Management -- 6. Terrestrial Vertebrates -- 7. Fishes and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates -- 8. Suisun Marsh Today: Agents of Change -- 9. Alternative Futures for Suisun Marsh -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

One of California's most remarkable wetlands, Suisun Marsh is the largest tidal marsh on the West Coast and a major feature of the San Francisco Estuary. This productive and unique habitat supports endemic species, is a nursery for native fishes, and is a vital link for migratory waterfowl. The 6,000-year-old marsh has been affected by human activity, and humans will continue to have significant impacts on the marsh as the sea level rises and cultural values shift in the century ahead. This study includes in-depth information about the



ecological and human history of Suisun Marsh, its abiotic and biotic characteristics, agents of ecological change, and alternative futures facing this ecosystem.