Salt marshes :: a natural and unnatural history /

Tall 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 ha...

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1. Verfasser: Weis, Judith S., 1941-
Weitere Verfasser: Butler, Carol A., 1943-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2009.
Schriftenreihe:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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Zusammenfassung:Tall 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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 254 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813548517
0813548519
1280492473
9781280492471
9786613587701
6613587702

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