Record #:

10304

Author(s):

Brown, T. Travis

Abstract:

North Carolina was the first state in the country to recognize the importance of and to designate salt marshes and estuaries as nursery grounds where numerous species of fish and crustaceans mature. Today the state's plan for protecting these fragile ecosystems serves as a model for other coastal states.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 72 Issue 9, Sept 2008, p14-19, il, map

Subject(s):

Biotic communities