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200 10$aSalt marshes$b[electronic resource] $ea natural and unnatural history /$fJudith S. Weis and Carol A. Butler
210   $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2009
215   $a1 online resource (269 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aContents; 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
330   $aTall 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 fas
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