The Living Shoreline (eBook)

How a Small, Squishy Animal Is a Coastal Hero

Valerie J. Frey (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
40 Seiten
University of Georgia Press (Verlag)
978-0-8203-6243-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Oysters are humble animals yet very important. Vital to the health of our coast, this keystone species helps filter coastal waters and protects shorelines from undue erosion. In addition, oysters are a source for both food and physical shelter for a wide array of other animals as well as some plants.This book began with a federal grant to create a living shoreline, a manmade slope carefully engineered to provide optimal living conditions for oysters and that will function as a seamless part of the natural environment. Such living shorelines allow oysters to thrive while they also help protect the land from some of the problems that are increasing because of climate change.Why add a childrens book to an ecological building project? Learning about oysters and their role in the environment will help our young people grow into adults who are good stewards of our planet. Understanding life cycles and the interconnections between species, no matter how small, are crucial to that outcome, and oysters are a fascinating and compelling way to explore those concepts.INCLUDES:Full-page color illustrations throughoutInset illustrations highlighting associated species, life-cycle stages, ecological insights, and human uses of oystersAmazing oyster factsWays to help support oystersFurther reading

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.1.2022
• Illustrationen: Alan Reid
• Zusatzinfo: 40 color images
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Naturwissenschaft / Technik
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Tiere / Pflanzen / Natur
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Alligator • bank stabilization • Biology • bivalves • blue crab • climate change • coast • Coastal • Coastal adaptation • Coastal ecosystem • Coastal resilience • Crassostrea virginica • Diamondback terrapin • Ecology • egrets • erosion prevention • Estuaries • Fiddler crab • Filtration • Georgia barrier islands • Glasswort • Habitats • Hurricanes • Intracoastal Waterway • keystone species • Life Cycles • live Oaks • Manatee • Osprey • oyster catcher • oyster drill • oysters • pediveliger • Red Cedar • red drum • salt marsh • Science • shellfish • smooth cordgrass • spartina • Spat • Storm surges • terrapin • tidal creek • Tidewater • toad fish • Veliger • water filtering • white shrimp
• ISBN-10: 0-8203-6243-3 / 0820362433
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-6243-4 / 9780820362434