Salt marshes [electronic resource] : a natural and unnatural history / Judith S. Weis and Carol A. Butler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weis, Judith S., 1941-

Contributor:

Butler, Carol A., 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Salt marshes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I. Natural History; 1. Salt-Marsh Basics; 2.Primary Producers: The Plants; 3.Animals of the Salt Marsh: Consumers; II. Human Alterations to Salt Marshes; 4. Physical Alterations; 5.Pollution; 6.Biological Alterations: Non-indigenous Species; 7.Marsh Restoration and Management for Environmental Improvement; 8.Death and Rebirth of an Urban Wetland: The Hackensack Meadowlands; Appendix:List of Species Discussed in the Text; References; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-49247-3

9786613587701

0-8135-4851-9

OCLC:

787843312