02488nam 2200661 450 991080871080332120230617000759.01-60344-782-21-60344-275-8(CKB)2550000000019159(EBL)1894281(SSID)ssj0000483068(PQKBManifestationID)11331274(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483068(PQKBWorkID)10529596(PQKB)10813673(MiAaPQ)EBC1894281(OCoLC)732604799(MdBmJHUP)muse1032(Au-PeEL)EBL1894281(CaPaEBR)ebr10405236(CaONFJC)MIL681302(OCoLC)898421308(EXLCZ)99255000000001915920150116h20042004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe book of Texas bays /by Jim Blackburn ; photographs by Jim OliveFirst edition.College Station, [Texas] :Texas A&M University Press,2004.©20041 online resource (310 p.)Gulf Coast Books ;Number 6Includes index.1-322-50020-7 1-58544-339-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-281) and index.In a dazzling tribute to the Texas coast, conservationist and lawyer Jim Blackburn has teamed with photographer Jim Olive to give us the most intimate and important portrait yet of Texas bays and of those who work for their wise use and preservation. While giving life and sustenance to plants, animals, and people, the bays and estuaries of Texas have other stories to tell-about freshwater inflows, deep port construction, disappearing oyster beds, beach resorts, industrial pollution, and more. At a certain point, each story brings opposing forces into the courtroom for vigorous debates on theGulf Coast books ;Number 6.Coastal ecologyTexasNatural historyTexasBaysTexasCoastal ecologyNatural historyBays578.75/1/09764Blackburn JimJr.,1947-1671222Olive JimMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808710803321The book of Texas bays4033608UNINA