Main Title |
Chesapeake Bay : nature of the estuary : a field guide / |
Author |
White, Christopher P.,
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Tidewater Publishers, |
Year Published |
1989 |
OCLC Number |
15251367 |
ISBN |
0870333518; 9780870333514 |
Subjects |
Natural history--Chesapeake Bay Region (Md and Va)--Handbooks, manuals, etc ;
Chesapeake Bay Region (Md and Va)--Description and travel ;
United States--Chesapeake Bay Region
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJAM |
TD225.C54W47 |
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Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
08/09/2002 |
EJDM |
QH104.5.C45W47 1989 |
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Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD |
10/06/2000 |
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Edition |
1st ed. |
Collation |
ix, 212 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-206) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Chesapeake Bay [Map] -- The Nature of the Estuary -- Geological History and Sediments -- Salinity, Tides, and Circulation -- Ecology of the Bay -- Freshwater Swamps -- Freshwater Tributaries and Adjoining Freshwater Marshes -- Estuarine Rivers and Associated Brackish Marshes -- Fresh Bay Marshes -- Brackish Bay Marshes -- Salt Marshes -- Beaches and Tidal Flats -- Shallow Water Habitats -- Deep, Open Water -- Glossary -- Migratory Patterns and Life Cycles. |