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Coastal marshes : ecology and wildlife management / / Robert H. Chabreck



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Autore: Chabreck Robert H (Robert Henry), <1933-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Coastal marshes : ecology and wildlife management / / Robert H. Chabreck Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1988
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (162 p.)
Disciplina: 574.5/2636
Soggetto topico: Salt marsh ecology - United States
Salt marsh ecology - Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Wildlife management - United States
Wildlife management - Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography and index.
Nota di contenuto: FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Chapter 1. DISTRIBUTION OF COASTAL MARSHES; Chapter 2. ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES; Chapter 3. ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES; Chapter 4. PLANT COMMUNITIES; Chapter 5. ANIMAL COMMUNITIES; Chapter 6. MARSH VALUES AND USES; Chapter 7. ALTERATION AND LOSS OF MARSHES; Chapter 8. MARSH MANAGEMENT; Chapter 9. THE FUTURE OF COASTAL MARSHES; APPENDIX A. Scientific Names of Animals and Plants; APPENDIX B. Glossary; APPENDIX C. Conversion Table; REFERENCES; INDEX
Sommario/riassunto: This book describes coastal marshes in terms of form, function, ecology, wildlife value, and management. Chabreck's emphasis is on the marshes of the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico but he also examines marshes on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Plant and animal communities are each given a chapter, and the book concludes with considerations of future uses and needs of coastal marshes. "Salt, brackish, intermediate, and freshwater marshes are discussed in chapters on nutrient cycling, food web and biodiversity, plant and animal communities, economic value and recreational use, and manage
Titolo autorizzato: Coastal marshes  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8166-8279-8
0-8166-1663-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910822185503321
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Serie: Wildlife habitats.