LEADER 03556nam 2200577 450 001 9910818843603321 005 20230803195101.0 010 $a1-62349-141-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000502970 035 $a(EBL)1604314 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001111367 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11717514 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001111367 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11129491 035 $a(PQKB)10183737 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1604314 035 $a(OCoLC)869736295 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse33576 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1604314 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10834911 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL571951 035 $a(OCoLC)869519874 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000502970 100 $a20140210h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Atchafalaya River Basin $ehistory and ecology of an American wetland /$fBryan P. Piazza 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aCollege Station, Texas :$cTexas A&M University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (322 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-62349-039-1 311 $a1-306-40700-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhat is the Atchafalaya River Basin and how was it formed? -- Geology of the Atchafalaya River Basin -- Habitat types in the Atchafalaya River Basin -- Why is the Atchafalaya River Basin important? -- Agriculture and forest resources -- Fish and wildlife resources -- Nutrients, carbon, and pollutants -- Stakeholders in the Atchafalaya River Basin -- How is the Atchafalaya River Basin managed? -- Human engineering in the Atchafalaya River Basin -- What is the current state of the Atchafalaya River Basin? -- State of the aquatic resources -- State of the forests -- State of the fisheries and wildlife resources -- State of the basin's stakeholders -- How do we create a new future for the Atchafalaya River Basin? -- Common patterns across scientific disciplines -- Important scientific questions -- Appendix 1. Annual harvest of hardwood sawtimber and pulpwood and severance tax revenue from hardwood harvest in Atchafalaya Basin parishes -- Appendix 2. Mammals, birds, nekton, and herpetofauna of the Atchafalaya River Basin -- Appendix 3. Colonial waterbird data, Atchafalaya River Basin, spring 2006 -- Appendix 4. Summary of studies investigating effects of nutrients and flooding on regeneration and seedling growth for baldcypress, water tupelo, and red maple. 330 $aIn this comprehensive, one-volume reference, Nature Conservancy scientist Bryan P. Piazza poses five key questions:-What is the Atchafalaya River Basin?-Why is it important?-How have its hydrology and natural habitats been managed?-What is its current state?-How do we ensure its survival? For more than five centuries, the Atchafalaya River Basin has captured the flow of the Mississippi River, becoming its main distributary as it reaches the Gulf of Mexico in south Louisiana. This dynamic environment, comprising almost a million acres of the lower M 607 $aAtchafalaya River Watershed (La.) 676 $a976.3 700 $aPiazza$b Bryan P$g(Bryan Patrick),$f1970-$01648537 712 02$aNature Conservancy (U.S.)$bLouisiana Field Office. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818843603321 996 $aThe Atchafalaya River Basin$93996758 997 $aUNINA