I. THE MARSH ENVIRONMENT 



A. Marshes and Related Ecosystems 



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Chapman, V.J. 1960. Salt marshes and salt deserts of the world. 

 Leonard Hill, London. 392 pp. 



This book is a result of the author's twenty-five year study of 

 salt marshes. Although a majority of the work centers on the salt 

 marshes of Great Britain, the author was able to spend a year in 

 America studying the New England marshes in some detail and to 

 visit other American salt marshes on both the Atlantic and Pacific 

 seaboards. 



The purpose of the volume is to present a general picture of salt 

 marshes and related tracts throughout the world. By this means, the 

 author can depict the similarities and contrasts of salt marsh ecosystems, 

 For example, in Chapter XI, New World Salt Marshes, the author carefully 

 describes various salt marshes of the North American coastal periphery, 

 showing areas of similarities and departures, yet contrasts the 

 entire New World salt marshes with salt marshes in Great Britain and 

 continental Europe. 



The discussion on the physiology of halophytes centers on salinity 

 and its effect on growth, transpiration, and seed germination rather 

 than on productivity. However, the treatise serves as an excellent 

 introduction to salt marshes and their accompanying plant species. 

 (L.H.) 



Keywords: salt marsh ecosystems. New England, U.S. Atlantic coast, 

 U.S. Pacific coast 



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Odum, H.T., B.J. Copeland, and E.A. McMahan, eds. 1974. Coastal ecosystems oi 

 the United States. The Conservation Foundation, Washington, D.C. 4 vols. 



This publication was originally prepared as part of the National 

 Estuarine Pollution Survey conducted in 1968 and 1969. It is the 

 product of a group of scientists led by staff members of the University 

 of North Carolina Institute of Marine Sciences. The four volumes 

 include a comprehensive survey of scientific information through 

 1969, as well as a new system for the classification of coastal 

 ecosystems. 



