02780nam 2200577 a 450 991014860790332120200520144314.01-280-49247-397866135877010-8135-4851-9(CKB)2670000000178598(EBL)892354(OCoLC)787843312(SSID)ssj0000607670(PQKBManifestationID)11422968(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000607670(PQKBWorkID)10585548(PQKB)10768061(MiAaPQ)EBC892354(MdBmJHUP)muse8168(Au-PeEL)EBL892354(CaPaEBR)ebr10555069(CaONFJC)MIL358770(EXLCZ)99267000000017859820081015d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSalt marshes[electronic resource] a natural and unnatural history /Judith S. Weis and Carol A. ButlerNew Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Pressc20091 online resource (269 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8135-4548-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; 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 AuthorsTall 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 habitats for plants, animals, and people because of the environmental service and protection they provide, these ecological wonders were once considered unproductive wastelands, home solely to mosquitoes and toxic waste, and mistreated for centuries by the human population. Exploring the fasSalt marshesElectronic books.Salt marshes.578.769Weis Judith S.1941-857010Butler Carol A.1943-857011MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910148607903321Salt marshes1913810UNINA