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RECORD NUMBER: 27 OF 32| Main Title | The Hudson primer : the ecology of an iconic river / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Strayer, David Lowell, | |||||||||||
| Publisher | University of California Press, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2012 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 741937657 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 9780520269606; 0520269608; 9780520269613; 0520269616 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Hudson River (NY and NJ)--Environmental conditions ; New York (State)--Environmental conditions ; Estuarine health--Hudson River (NY and NJ) ; Stream ecology--Hudson River (NY and NJ) ; Natural history--Hudson River (NY and NJ) ; Human ecology--Hudson River (NY and NJ) ; Nature--Effect of human beings on--Hudson River (NY and NJ) ; Environmental protection--Hudson River (NY and NJ) ; Water--Pollution--Hudson River (NY and NJ) ; Restoration ecology--Hudson River (NY and NJ) ; United States--Hudson River | |||||||||||
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| Collation | x, 207 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Contents Notes | The physical character of the Hudson and Its Watershed -- Water, circulation, and salinity in the Hudson River -- A brief introduction to the Hudson's Water Chemistry -- Habitats, biological communities, and Biota -- Ecology of the major habitats in the Hudson River : The freshwater channel -- The Brackish-Water Channel -- The vegetated shallows -- Wetlands -- PCBs and other pollution in the Hudson -- Habitat change and restoration in the Hudson -- Hudson River fisheries -- Nonnative species and their ecological effects -- Conclusion: A few parting thoughts. |