The Atchafalaya River Basin
Subtitle: history and ecology of an American wetland
By: Bryan P. Piazza
Contributors: Nature Conservancy (U.S.) Louisiana Field Office
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9781623490393; 9781623491413
Copyright date: 2014
Notes: Written and published with the support of the Louisiana Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-296) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is the Atchafalaya River Basin and how was it formed?; title: Geology of the Atchafalaya River Basin; title: Habitat types in the Atchafalaya River Basin; title: Why is the Atchafalaya River Basin important?; title: Agriculture and forest resources; title: Fish and wildlife resources; title: Nutrients, carbon, and pollutants; title: Stakeholders in the Atchafalaya River Basin; title: How is the Atchafalaya River Basin managed?; title: Human engineering in the Atchafalaya River Basin; title: What is the current state of the Atchafalaya River Basin?; title: State of the aquatic resources; title: State of the forests; title: State of the fisheries and wildlife resources; title: State of the basin's stakeholders; title: How do we create a new future for the Atchafalaya River Basin?; title: Common patterns across scientific disciplines; title: Important scientific questions; title: Appendix 1. Annual harvest of hardwood sawtimber and pulpwood and severance tax revenue from hardwood harvest in Atchafalaya Basin parishes; title: Appendix 2. Mammals, birds, nekton, and herpetofauna of the Atchafalaya River Basin; title: Appendix 3. Colonial waterbird data, Atchafalaya River Basin, spring 2006; title: Appendix 4. Summary of studies investigating effects of nutrients and flooding on regeneration and seedling growth for baldcypress, water tupelo, and red maple.