The author feels that commercial development of marsh areas would 

 destroy the uniqueness and beauty of the coast, thus reducing its 

 attraction to tourists. (H.D.) 



Keywords: salt marshes, conservation, productivity, habitat 



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Odum, E.P. 1971. Fundamentals of ecology. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia. 574 pp. 



This book is a general introduction to ecology understood as the study 

 of the totality of man and environment. It contains a chapter on 

 principles and concepts pertaining to energy in ecological systems, 

 which includes sections on the concept of productivity and food chains, 

 food webs, and trophic levels. The section on productivity (20 pages) 

 contains comparative values for the major ecosystems. The book also 

 contains a chapter on estuarine ecology, which includes sections on 

 food production, potential and biota and productivity. Coastal marsh 

 plants receive particular emphasis because of their high productivity 

 values and their contribution to the estuarine food chain. (J.B.) 



Keywords: general, ecology, productivity, energy flow, food chain 



B. Marsh Vegetation 



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Waisel, Y. 1972. Biology of halophytes. Academic Press, New York. 395 pp. 



This book covers all of the halophytes and has a chapter on growth, 

 including productivity. Chaper 15 provides concise discussions on many 

 terrestrial halophytes, including Atriplex , Juncus , Spartina , and 

 Phragmites communis , and contains partial literature citations for each 

 species. Mangroves are discussed in Chapter 14. A 37-page bibliography, 

 containing about 900 citations, is provided. (J.B.) 



Keywords: halophytes, productivity, mangroves 



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Reimold, R.J., and W.H. Queen, eds. 1974. Ecology of halophytes. 

 Academic Press, New York. 605 pp. 



This publication arose as a result of a symposium on the ecology of 

 halophytes sponsored by the Physiological Ecology section of the Eco- 

 logical Society of America and held as a portion of the American Institute 



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