TY - BOOK ID - 78108908 TI - Salt marshes AU - Weis, Judith S AU - Butler, Carol A PY - 2009 SN - 1280492473 9786613587701 0813548519 9780813548517 9780813545486 081354548X 9780813545707 0813545706 9781280492471 6613587702 PB - New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Press DB - UniCat KW - Salt marshes. KW - Marshes, Tide KW - Saltmarshes KW - Tidal marshes KW - Tide marshes KW - Tidemarshes KW - Tidewater marshes KW - Marshes KW - Tidal flats UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78108908 AB - Tall green grass. Subtle melodies of songbirds. Sharp whines of muskrats. Rustles of water running through the grasses. And at low tide, a pungent reminder of the treasures hidden beneath the surface.All are vital signs of the great salt marshes' natural resources. Now championed as critical habitats for plants, animals, and people because of the environmental service and protection they provide, these ecological wonders were once considered unproductive wastelands, home solely to mosquitoes and toxic waste, and mistreated for centuries by the human population. Exploring the fas ER -