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Environmental Atlas of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin

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Lake Pontchartrain Atlas:
Preface
Table of Contents
Introduction
Environmental Overview
Environmental Status & Trends
Restoration
Physical Environments
Basin Geology
Biological Resources You are at the Biological Resources section of the Environmental Atlas of Lake Pontchartrain
Environmental Issues
Bibliography
Resources
Contributors
Acronyms
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Biological Resources: Habitat Inventory | Estuarine Living Marine Resources | Essential Fisheries Habitat | Submersed Aquatic Vegetation

Biological Resources - Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR)

Contributor: Frierson
Image showing location of Bayou LaBranche Region.

Image showing location of ELMR.

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Common throughout wetlands: wading birds (C),  alligators (3),  shrimp/crayfish (84), coastal mammals (8, 37, 38, 43, 44), freshwater fish (F).

Common throughout Lake Pontchartrain: freshwater fish (A, 102), diving birds (1, 5, 6, 8, 121, 179), shrimp/crayfish (50, 51), crabs (49), oysters/clams (82).

Common throughout area: raptors(76, 77, 107, 182), water fowl (E, 21).  Common along water body edges:  shorebirds (52, 56, 61, 62, 64, 66, 214), wading birds (C).

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