trends and methods of managing and producing rauskrats on the Louisiana 

 coast. 



A description of the Louisiana marshes is included. The book contains 

 information on the delta marshes, natural levees, ponds, and the 

 various zones. The natural history of the muskrat is presented, 

 including geographic distribution, reproduction, parasites and 

 population, food habits, and usage of various plant species by 

 muskrats. 



The publication analyzes and correlates the many factors influencing 

 the productivity and ecology of the muskrat. The author points out 

 that Scirpus olneyi , three-cornered grass, is the most important 

 plant in maintaining the muskrat population. It is used in house 

 construction and as a major food item. (B.W.) 



Keywords: muskrats, coastal marshes, Louisiana 



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Milne, R.C., and T.L. Quay. 1966. The foods and feeding habits of the 

 nutria on Hatteras Island, North Carolina. Proceedings of the 

 Twentieth Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Game 

 and Fish Commissioners, pp. 112-123. 



Hatteras Island, in the Cape Hatteras National Sea 

 Area, is the longest and easternmost of the barrier 

 constitute the outer banks of North Carolina. The fi 

 the study was conducted at various times between the 

 and the spring of 1963. Five study regions were cho 

 a wide variety of marsh habitats. A partial census 

 within the study regions was made to evaluate nutria 

 areas of investigation centered on feeding methods, 

 utilized for food (numerous tables cover summer and 

 and droppings analyses. (G.S.) 



Keywords: feeding habits, nutria. North Carolina 



shore Recreational 

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summer of 1956 

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 of plant species 



foods. Specific 

 plant species 

 winter periods) , 



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Garner, K.M. 1962. Nutritive values and digestibility of some wetland 



wildlife foods in Louisiana. M.S. Thesis, Louisiana State University, 



Baton Rouge. 90 pp. 



A study was conducted in south Louisiana to determine the seasonal 

 digestibility of common cattail ( Typha lati folia ) and alligator grass 

 ( Alternanthera phi loxero ides ) by the nutria ( Myocastor coypus ) and 

 to determine the nutritive value of these species to that animal. 



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