Some Physical and Biological Relationships to the Fisheries of the Louisiana Coast
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8376715 |
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| Authors | Herbert R Padgett (Jacksonville University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 423-439 |
| Publication date | 1966-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of the Association of American Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-5608 • E-ISSN: 1467-8306 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1966.tb00570.x |
| OpenAlex | W2030269418 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Mississippi River alluviation has provided Louisiana with a deltaic coast which contrasts sharply with the remainder of the Gulf littoral. Salient differences lie in coast configuration, hydrographic patterns, water chemistry, sediments, and vegetation. Although the species of marine life are largely the same here as elsewhere in the Gulf area, their ecology is closely governed by and geared to the highly fluctuating deltaic environment. The mud bottoms, decaying marsh grass, and nutrients provided by the Mississippi River are especially favorable for an abundant shellfish population. The very productive fisheries of Louisiana are largely concerned with shellfish production and such plankton feeders as menhaden. The fisheries are concentrated in those coastal areas most actively influenced by the Mississippi drainage
Biology · Delta · Fishery · Geography · Hydrography · Littoral zone · Marsh · Plankton · River delta · Wetland · Ecology · Environmental Science · Fish Ecology and Management Studies · Geology · Oceanography
| Highly cited | No |
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