Marsh mud and mummichogs : an intimate natural history of coastal Georgia / Evelyn B. Sherr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sherr, Evelyn B., author.

Series:

A Wormsloe Foundation nature book Marsh mud and mummichogs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coastal organisms--Georgia.

Coastal organisms.

Marshes--Georgia.

Marshes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens, [Georgia] ; London, [England] : The University of Georgia Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book," writes marine biologist Evelyn B. Sherr, "is meant to give others an understanding of the fascinating life of the region, from the smallest creatures in marsh mud and estuarine water, to the mummichogs and multitudes of other animals that find food and shelter in the vast expanses of marsh grass, in the sounds, and along the beaches of the Georgia Isles." Sherr not only spent years doing research in coastal Georgia, she began her family there. Although Sherr's career would take her around the world, this special place stuck with her. Here she shares her deep knowledge of the remar

Contents:

Cover; Contents; PREFACE. Island Bound; 1 Marine Habitats of the Georgia Coast; 2 What You Don't See: Microscopic Life; 3 Marsh Grass, Live Oaks, Sea Oats; 4 Creatures of the Black Goo; 5 Mud Dwellers of Marshes and Creeks; 6 Creepy Crawlies: Insects and Spiders; 7 Marsh Life: Scales; 8 Marsh Life: Feathers and Fur; 9 What Lies Beneath: Zooplankton; 10 Attachment to Place: Settlers; 11 Sound Swimmers: Nekton; 12 On, and under, the Beach: Living in Sand; 13 Loggerheads; 14 Shorebirds; 15 Seasons in the Sun; 16 The Once and Future Coast; Acknowledgments

APPENDIX 1. Where to Go to Enjoy Georgia Coastal WildlifeAPPENDIX 2. Conservation Organizations Working to Protect the Georgia Coast; APPENDIX 3. Methods for Collecting and Inspecting Coastal Biota; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780820351407

0820351407

OCLC:

908101057