Bayou-Diversity Nature and People in the Louisiana Bayou Country |
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| Author:
| Ouchley, Kelby |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8071-3860-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Publisher: | LSU Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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Through a collection of essays about Louisiana's natural history, Kelby Ouchley's Bayou Diversity details an amazing array of plants and animals found in the Bayou State. Baldcypress, orchids, feral hogs, eels, black bears, bald eagles and cottonmouth snakes live in the well over a hundred bayous of the region. Collectively, Ouchley's vignettes portray vibrant and complex habitats. But human interaction with the bayou and our role in its survival, Ouchley argues, will determine the...
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Through a collection of essays about Louisiana's natural history, Kelby Ouchley's Bayou Diversity details an amazing array of plants and animals found in the Bayou State. Baldcypress, orchids, feral hogs, eels, black bears, bald eagles and cottonmouth snakes live in the well over a hundred bayous of the region. Collectively, Ouchley's vignettes portray vibrant and complex habitats. But human interaction with the bayou and our role in its survival, Ouchley argues, will determine the future of these intricate ecosystems.