Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Lippson, Robert L.

Description

1. x, 294 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

1. Published in 1984, the first edition of Life in the Chesapeake Bay became an instant classic, providing fascinating insights into some of the more than two thousand plants and animals that make their home in American's largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay.
2. Superbly illustrated and clearly written, this acclaimed field guide described the richly varied habitats found along the mid Atlantic coast and cataloged more than three hundred species of fish, invertebrates, and aquatic plants commonly found in the Chesapeake Bay and in coastal inlets form Cape Hatteras to Cape Cod.
3. Reflecting a further decade of research, this new edition expands on the Lippsons' discussion of wetland habitats and covers an additional life species closely associated with the Chesapeake Bay, including a broad range of birds and several species of insects, reptiles, and mammals.
4. Written to be useful to a variety of readers - year-round residents and summer vacationers, professional biologists, and amateur scientists, conservationists and sportsmen - Life in the Chesapeake Bay is a unique and comprehensive guide to one of this country's most important and beautiful natural resources.

Subject

1. Marine biology > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)

Contents

1. 1. Ecology of the Chesapeake Bay. How Salty Is the Water? Typical Habitats of the Bay and Its Tributaries. Classification of Animals and Plants -- 2. Sand Beaches. Dwellers on the Beach. Signs of Life. Birds of the Beach. Ancient Relics of the Sea. Shell Guide -- 3. Intertidal Flats. Plant Life on the Flats. Roamers over the Flats. The World beneath the Intertidal Muds. Waders of the Flats -- 4. Piers, Rocks, and Jetties. Barnacles. Bugs of the Pilings. Worms on the Pilings. Sea Squirts and the Like. Mussels. Sponges. Sea Anemones. Hydroids - Feathery Animals. Whip Coral. Skeleton Shrimps. Bryozoans. Termites of the Sea. Aerial Gleaners -- 5. Shallow Waters. Fishes. Plankton Soup. Insects of the Shallows. Crustaceans of the Shallows. Clams of the Shallows. Snails of Fresher Waters. Arks of the Lower Bay. Birds of the Shallows. Turtles and Snakes -- 6. Seagrass Meadows and Weed Beds. Underwater Plants. Seagrass Meadows. Weed Beds of the Upper Bay --
2. 7. Wetlands. Tidal Freshwater Marshes. Salt Marshes. The Maritime Forest. Forested Wetlands. Insects of the Wetlands. Birds of the Wetlands. Mammals of the Marshes -- 8. Oyster Bars. The Famous Oyster. Life in, on, and among the Oysters. Crabs and Other Crustaceans. Mollusks of the Oyster Community. Fishes -- 9. Deeper, Open Waters. Dwellers on the Bottom. Dwellers in the Bottom. Creatures of the Open Waters. Fishes of the Open Waters. Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles of the Open Waters. Birds of the Open Waters. Species List and Distributions by Salinity Zones -- Birds - Species List and Seasonal Occurrence.

Owning institution

1. Columbia University Libraries

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-282) and index.