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ERIC Number: EJ161060
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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What's the Use of a Salt Marsh?
Van Raalte, Charlene
American Biology Teacher, 39, 5, 285-288, May 77
Summarizes information about salt marshes, including descriptions of their development and structure, details of their values in terms of commercial fishing, stabilization of coastal zones, "reclamation" for grazing and cropfields, recreation and aesthetics. (CS)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Ecological Factors, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Oceanography, Science Education, Water Resources
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Identifiers: Salt Marshes