FWS/OBS-82/69 

 September 1983 



ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI DELTAIC 

 PLAIN REGION: A NARRATIVE WITH MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 



by 



Leonard M. Bahr, Jr. 

 Robert Costanza 

 John W. Day, Jr. 

 Suzanne E. Bayley 

 Christopher Neill 

 Scott G. Leibowitz 

 Jean Fruci 



Coastal Ecology Laboratory 



Center for Wetland Resources 



Louisiana State University 



Baton Rouge, LA 70803 



Martha W. Young 



Project Officer 



National Coastal Ecosystems Team 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



1010 Gause Boulevard 



Slidell, LA 70458 



This study was conducted in cooperation with 

 Minerals Management Service, Metairie, LA 70010 



Prepared for 



National Coastal Ecosystems Team 



Division of Biological Services 



Fish and Wildlife Service 

 U.S. Department of the Interior 

 Washington, DC 20240 



