Chesapeake Bay: Nature of the Estuary : a Field GuideThis book has become the definitive field guide to the Chesapeake. Flora and fauna descriptions are arranged according to the bay's nine major habitats--from freshwater wetlands to saltwater marshes. The most important field marks of more than 500 species are shown in 350 superb pen-and-ink drawings, which make this benchmark work as beautiful as it is useful. The book is designed as a user-friendly introduction to the natural history of the Chesapeake Bay. Scientific jargon is kept to a minimum. Illustrations and text are paired to present an easy-to-use primer on the estuarine system. The book takes an ecological approach to life above and below the Chesapeake's surface. Wetland and aquatic communities are emphasized. |
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Contents
The Nature of the Estuary | 3 |
Geological History and Sediments | 9 |
Ecology of the Bay | 19 |
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Common terms and phrases
adult alternate American appear aquatic areas Atlantic band base bill birds bloom blue body brackish brackish marshes brackish waters branches breeder breeding brown Call Chesapeake Bay clusters common cordgrass crabs dark deep distinctive dorsal fin ducks edge estuary fall feed female Field marks fish flats Flight flowers fresh freshwater frogs Fruits grasses gray green grows habitat head intertidal invertebrates lacks leaves Length less Look lower Bay major male marine neck nest Note organisms oyster patch plants Range rare Related species resident rivers round salinity salt marshes scale Season seeds shallow shell short shown shrub side Size spikes spring stalks stem streams stripe summer surface swamps tail tidal tide transient trees tributaries typically uncommon upper wetlands wide wing wingspan averages winter wooded yellow zone
Bibliographic information
| Title | Chesapeake Bay: Nature of the Estuary : a Field Guide |
| Author | Christopher P. White |
| Illustrated by | Karen Teramura |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Tidewater Publishers, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | Dec 3, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0870333518, 9780870333514 |
| Length | 212 pages |
| Subjects | › Nature / Essays |
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