Marshes of the Ocean Shore

An early observer remarked that it was doubtful that organic life was anywhere more exquisitely adjusted to its environment "than in the marshes of the ocean shore." Yet through most of American history, coastal wetlands have been viewed as noxious regions, some good for recreation but most fit only for dredging and reclamation. Recently, however, ecologists have recognized the diversity and biotic fecundity of the nation's tidelands.

List of Illustrations

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Introduction

3

(15)

A Frontier of Estuaries

18

(16)

The Legacy of the Seashore Naturalists

34

(28)

Commerce and the Public Trust

62

(21)

Oceanography and Ecology in the Early Federal Bureaus

83

(29)

The New Ecology and a New Ecological Ethic

112

(22)

Estuaries and the New Ecology

134

(23)

Politics and the Preservation of Estuaries

157

(31)

Americans and the Tidal Seas

188

(5)

Selected Bibliography

193

(14)

Index

207

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