The Mississippi River
By: Maria Mudd Ruth
Series: Ecosystems of North America
Publisher: Benchmark Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9780761409342
Subjects: Stream ecology; Ecology; Juvenile literature
Description: Describes the course of the largest river in North America, the Mississippi and the connections between the plant and animal species that live in and around it. Explores the delicate balance of life in and around the Mississippi River.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 70).
Table of contents: title: The mighty Mississippi : overview --; title: Life in the rapids : insects --; title: Slowing the flow : beavers --; title: The great floods : flood plain forests --; title: Booming backwaters : ephemeral pools --; title: The dynamic delta : marshland --; title: Tomorrow's Mississippi.