The book of Texas bays / / by Jim Blackburn ; photographs by Jim Olive
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| Autore: |
Blackburn Jim, Jr., <1947->
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| Titolo: |
The book of Texas bays / / by Jim Blackburn ; photographs by Jim Olive
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| Pubblicazione: | College Station, [Texas] : , : Texas A&M University Press, , 2004 |
| ©2004 | |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 578.75/1/09764 |
| Soggetto topico: | Coastal ecology - Texas |
| Natural history - Texas | |
| Bays - Texas | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | OliveJim |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-281) and index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 the |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The book of Texas bays |
| ISBN: | 1-60344-782-2 |
| 1-60344-275-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910808710803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Gulf Coast books ; ; Number 6.