Life in the Chesapeake Bay is the most important book ever published on America's largest estuary. Since publication of the first edition in 1984, tens of thousands of naturalists, boaters, fishermen, and conservationists have relied on the book's descriptions of the Bay's plants, animals, and diverse habitats. Superbly illustrated and clearly written, this acclaimed guide describes hundreds of plants and animals and their habitats, from diamondback terrapins to blue crabs to hornshell snails.Now in its third edition, the book has been updated with a new gallery of thirty-nine color photographs and dozens of new species descriptions and illustrations. The new edition retains the charm of an engaging classic while adding a decade of new research.This classic guide to the plants and animals of the Chesapeake Bay will appeal to a variety of readers -- year-round residents and summer vacationers, professional biologists and amateur scientists, conservationists and sportsmen.
List of MapsPrefaceA Perspective: Past, Present, and Future1. Ecology of the Chesapeake BayHow Salty Is the Water?Typical Habitats of the Bay and Its TributariesClassification of Animals and Plants2. Sand BeachesPlants along the Upper BeachDwellers on the BeachSigns of LifeBirds of the BeachAncient Relics of the SeaShell Guide3. Intertidal FlatsPlant Life on the FlatsRoamers over the FlatsThe World beneath the Intertidal MudsWaders and Pickers on the Flats4. Pipers, Rocks, and JettiesBarnaclesBugs of the PilingsSea Squirts and the LikeMusselsSpongesSea AnemonesHydroids'Feathery AnimalsWhip CoralSkeleton ShrimpsBryozoansTermites of the SeaAerial Gleaners5. Shallow WatersFishesPlankton SoupInsects of the ShallowsCrustaceans of the ShallowsClams of the ShallowsSnails of Fresher WatersArks of the Lower BayBirds of the ShallowsTurtles and Snakes6. Seagrass Meadows and Weed BedsUnderwater PlantsSeagrass MeadowsWeed Beds of the Upper Bay7. WetlandsTidal Freshwater MarshesSalt MarshesThe Maritime ForestInsects of the WetlandsBirds of the WetlandsMammals of the Wetlands8. Oyster BarsThe Famous OysterLife in, on, and among the OystersCrabs and Other CrustaceansMollusks of the Oyster CommunityFishes9. Deeper, Open WatersDwellers on the BottomDwellers in the BottomCreatures of the Open WatersFishes of the Open WatersMarine Mammals and Sea Turtles of the Open WatersBirds of the Open WatersGlossarySpecies List and Distributions by Salinity ZonesBirds-Species List and Seasonal OccurenceSelected ReferencesIndex
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