The Atchafalaya River Basin history and ecology of an American wetland / Bryan P. Piazza.
| Author/creator | Piazza, Bryan P., 1970- |
| Other author | Nature Conservancy (U.S.) Louisiana Field Office. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2014. |
| Description | xi, 305 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | What is the Atchafalaya River Basin and how was it formed? -- Geology of the Atchafalaya River Basin -- Habitat types in the Atchafalaya River Basin -- Why is the Atchafalaya River Basin important? -- Agriculture and forest resources -- Fish and wildlife resources -- Nutrients, carbon, and pollutants -- Stakeholders in the Atchafalaya River Basin -- How is the Atchafalaya River Basin managed? -- Human engineering in the Atchafalaya River Basin -- What is the current state of the Atchafalaya River Basin? -- State of the aquatic resources -- State of the forests -- State of the fisheries and wildlife resources -- State of the basin's stakeholders -- How do we create a new future for the Atchafalaya River Basin? -- Common patterns across scientific disciplines -- Important scientific questions -- Appendix 1. Annual harvest of hardwood sawtimber and pulpwood and severance tax revenue from hardwood harvest in Atchafalaya Basin parishes -- Appendix 2. Mammals, birds, nekton, and herpetofauna of the Atchafalaya River Basin -- Appendix 3. Colonial waterbird data, Atchafalaya River Basin, spring 2006 -- Appendix 4. Summary of studies investigating effects of nutrients and flooding on regeneration and seedling growth for baldcypress, water tupelo, and red maple. |
| General note | Written and published with the support of the Louisiana Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-296) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013030344 |
| ISBN | 9781623490393 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1623490391 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |