Suisun Marsh (eBook)

Ecological History and Possible Futures

Peter B. Moyle, Amber D. Manfree, Peggy L. Fiedler (Herausgeber)

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2014
252 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-95732-9 (ISBN)

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One of California's most remarkable wetlands, Suisun Marsh is the largest tidal marsh on the West Coast and a major feature of the San Francisco Estuary. This productive and unique habitat supports endemic species, is a nursery for native fishes, and is a vital link for migratory waterfowl. The 6,000-year-old marsh has been affected by human activity, and humans will continue to have significant impacts on the marsh as the sea level rises and cultural values shift in the century ahead. This study includes in-depth information about the ecological and human history of Suisun Marsh, its abiotic and biotic characteristics, agents of ecological change, and alternative futures facing this ecosystem.

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Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments

1. Introduction (Peter B. Moyle, Amber D. Manfree, and Peggy L. Fiedler)
2. Historical ecology (Amber D. Manfree)
3. Physical processes and geomorphic features (Christopher Enright)
4. Shifting mosaics: vegetation of Suisun Marsh (Brenda J. Grewell, Peter R. Baye, and Peggy L. Fiedler)
5. Waterfowl ecology and management (Joshua T. Ackerman, Mark P. Herzog, Gregory S. Yarris, Michael L. Casazza, Edward Burns, and John M. Eadie)
6. Terrestrial vertebrates (Alison N. Weber-Stover and Peter B. Moyle)
7. Fishes and aquatic macroinvertebrates (Teejay A. O’Rear and Peter B. Moyle)
8. Suisun Marsh today: agents of change (Stuart W. Siegel)
9. Alternative futures for Suisun Marsh (Peter B. Moyle, Amber D. Manfree, Peggy L. Fiedler, and Teejay A. O’Rear)

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Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.3.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Alternative Futures • American West • american wetlands • Birds • brackish water march • California • californian wetlands • climate change • Cultural values • ecological change • ecological history • ecosystem • Endemic species • geomorphic features • Human activity • Human History • Marsh • mirgratory waterfowl • native fishes • natural world • Nature • northern california • nursery • phenomenon • Rising sea levels • San Francisco Bay • scientists • suisun marsh • terrestrial vertebrates • tidal estuary • Vegitation • West Coast • Wetlands • wildlife
• ISBN-10: 0-520-95732-6 / 0520957326
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-95732-9 / 9780520957329