Ecology and Management of Tidal MarshesA Model from the Gulf of Mexico
Author | : Charles L. Coultas |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 1997-03-07 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9781574440263 |
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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.