The Atchafalaya River Basin : history and ecology of an American wetland / Bryan P. Piazza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Piazza, Bryan P. (Bryan Patrick), 1970- author.

Contributor:

Nature Conservancy (U.S.). Louisiana Field Office.

Series:

Gulf Coast books ; no. 26.

Gulf Coast books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atchafalaya River Watershed (La.).

Physical Description:

xi, 305 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2014.

Contents:

What 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.

Notes:

Written and published with the support of the Louisiana Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-296) and index.

ISBN:

9781623490393

1623490391

OCLC:

855263760