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The book of Texas bays / by Jim Blackburn ; photographs by Jim Olive.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blackburn, Jim, Jr., 1947- author.
- Series:
- Gulf Coast books ; Number 6.
- Gulf Coast Books ; Number 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coastal ecology--Texas.
- Coastal ecology.
- Natural history--Texas.
- Natural history.
- Bays--Texas.
- Bays.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (310 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station, [Texas] : Texas A&M University Press, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-281) and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-60344-782-2
- 1-60344-275-8
- OCLC:
- 732604799
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