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Overview"Louisiana's Chenier Plain is a 2,200-square-mile region of marshes and oak-covered ridges (cheniers) that stretches along the Gulf of Mexico from Sabine Lake to Vermilion Bay. Its inhabitants, some 6,000 people of Cajun and other ancestries, retain strong economic and cultural ties to the land and its teeming wildlife. They call it paradise...but it is a vulnerable paradise. In this multifaceted study, Gay Gomez explores the interaction of the land, people, and wildlife of the Chenier Plain, revealing both the uniqueness of the region and the challenges it faces. After describing the geography and history of the Chenier Plain, Gomez turns to the lifeways of its people. Drawing on their words and stories, she tells how the chenier dwellers combine modern occupations with traditional pursuits such as alligator and waterfowl hunting, fur trapping, and fishing. She shows how these traditions of wildlife use provide both economic incentives for conservation and a source of personal and place identity. This portrait of a ""working wetland"" reveals how wildlife use and appreciation can give rise to a stewardship that balances biological, economic, and cultural concerns in species and habitat protection." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gay M. GomezPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780292728127ISBN 10: 0292728123 Pages: 286 Publication Date: 01 December 1998 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments1. Comprehending the Complete Wetland2. Chenier Journeys3. Cycles and Seasons4. Alligators5. Waterfowl6. Furbearers7. Fisheries8. Wetlands, Wildlife, and PeopleAppendix 1. Common Fauna and Flora of the Louisiana Chenier PlainAppendix 2. Alligator Research Conducted at Rockefeller Wildlife RefugeNotesSelected BibliographyIndexReviewsGomez's wonderful book documents the interplay of humans with Louisiana's coastal wetlands, especially the Chenier Plain, through the seasons...An interesting book that should help promote the value and appreciation of wetlands. * Choice * Gomez's wonderful book documents the interplay of humans with Louisiana's coastal wetlands, especially the Chenier Plain, through the seasons...An interesting book that should help promote the value and appreciation of wetlands. Author InformationGay M. Gomez is Assistant Professor of Geography at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |