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RECORD NUMBER: 1651 OF 1950| Main Title | The lakes of Pontchartrain: their history and environments. | |||||||||||
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| Author | Hastings, Robert W. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | University Press of Mississippi, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2009 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 313018080 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 9781604732719 (cloth : alk. paper); 1604732717 (cloth : alk. paper) | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Pontchartrain, Lake (La)--Environmental conditions ; Pontchartrain, Lake, Watershed (La)--Environmental conditions ; Pontchartrain, Lake (La)--History ; Pontchartrain, Lake, Watershed (La)--History | |||||||||||
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| Collation | xix, 319 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-293) and index. Region 6 R6 Reading Club Title. |
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| Contents Notes | Environmental history of the Lake Pontchartrain basin -- Environmental modification and abuse of the Lake Pontchartrain basin and its restoration -- Characteristics of the Lake Pontchartrain estuarine system today. "A vital and volatile part of the New Orleans landscape and lifestyle, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin actually contains three major bodies of water--Lakes Borgne, Pontchartrain, and Maurepas. These make up the Pontchartrain estuary. Robert W. Hastings provides a thorough examination of the historical and environmental research on the basin, with emphasis on its environmental degradation and the efforts to restore and protect this estuarine system. He also explores the current biological condition of the lakes." -- from publisher's description. |