Overview

This is a major compendium of the existing knowledge of the ecology and management of tidal marshes by some of the leading experts in the field. The major theme of the book is the interconnectedness of the marsh, plants, marine organisms, soils and geology, energy and money flow, and legal and management effects on the system.Emphasis is placed throughout on the fact that nature has provided a free service that can either be maintained and enhanced by man or destroyed and forever lost. At a time of declining fisheries, this book points the way to management strategies that are needed to effect improvement.

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Author:   Charles L. Coultas ,  Yuch Ping Hsleh ,  Yuch Ping Hsleh
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781574440263

ISBN 10:   1574440268
Pages:   374
Publication Date:   07 March 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The Setting and Function of Intertidal Marsh on Florida's Gulf Coast, Clay Montague and Howard OdumThe Geology and Geomorphology of Florida's Gulf Coastal Marshes, Frank Rupert and J.D. ArthurSoils of the Intertidal Marshes of Florida's Gulf Coast, Charles CoultasVegetation of Florida's Gulf Coastal Tidal Marshes, Andre ClewellNet Aerial Primary Productivity of Vascular Plants in the Gulf Coastal Marshes, Yuch Ping HsiehMarine Organisms Associated with Intertidal Marshes of Florida's Gulf Coast, William Kruczynski and Barbara RuthTerrestrial Arthropods of Florida's Gulf Coast Intertidal Marshes, Jorge ReyMarginal Value of Coastal Wetlands to Florida's Commercial Fisheries, Frederick Bell and Gary LynneEmergy Evaluation of Florida Salt Marsh and Its Contribution to Economic Wealth, Howard OdumWetland Values and Valuing Wetlands, Clyde Kiker and Gary LynneLegal Protection of the Intertidal Marshes of Florida's Gulf Coast, Richard Hamann and John TuckerNorthern Gulf Coast Marsh Management, Kenneth Haddad and Edwin JoyceAppendices A. Terrestrial Vertebrates of Florida's Gulf Coast Tidal Marshes, Michael Hubbard and C.S. Gidden B. The Aquatic Insects of Northern Florida's Gulf Coast Tidal Marshes, Michael HubbardIndex

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Biologists and ecologists who need an introduction to management and regulation of coastal wetlands will find it useful, and all of the regulators struggling with concepts to which biologists refer will likewise be well advised to take a look at this volume. -Journal of the North American Benthological Society

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