Field Guide to Coastal Wetland Plants of the Southeastern United States
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Book Overview
Tidal wetlands are a dominant landscape feature of the coastal zone in the southeastern United States. These wetlands are largely colonized by salt-tolerant plants forming salt and brackish marshes or mangrove swamps, or by other water-tolerant species in tidally influenced freshwater areas. Anyone driving to southern beaches is likely to have crossed coastal wetlands on the trip, since these wetlands often stretch for miles between barrier island beaches and the mainland. Oftentimes, people, both young and old, can be seen fishing or crabbing from bridges crossing tidal rivers or creeks. This provides one of very many direct evidence of the productivity and value of these natural habitats. This book is arranged in four major sections: (1) Coastal Wetland Ecology: A General Overview, (2) Identification of Coastal Wetland and Aquatic Plants, (3) Wetland Plant Descriptions and Illustrations, and (4) Distribution of Coastal Wetlands in the Southeast. In addition , a list of references used in preparing this book and a glossary of technical terms are provided.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0870238337
ISBN13:9780870238338
Release Date:October 1993
Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.76 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 7.2" x 9.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A useful reference book! Great for biologists.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
As a biologist somewhat new to the Southeastern US, this great reference book met several of my needs, related both to teaching and conducting research. It is great to be able to ID plants, both terrestrial and aquatic, and this book really helps out with the flora occurring in the coastal wetlands. Very nice!
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book was very well written and an extremely good guide for field identification of wetland and wetland type plants. I wish there were a few more color photographs, but the leaf ID drawings are excellent.
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