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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 Baptiste Collette Region.

Image showing location of ELMR.

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Common throughout Mississippi River: freshwater fish (A).

Common throughout non-riverine waterbodies: oysters/clams (43), marine fish (B).

Common throughout area: diving birds (1, 5, 8, 179), diving birds (118, 173), raptors (76, 77), waterfowl (22, 23), shrimp/crayfish (50, 51), crabs(49).

Common throughout wetlands: alligators (3), wading birds (C), raptors (76, 77, 107, 182), waterfowl (E), shorebirds (D), coastal mammals (8, 37, 38, 43, 44), shrimp/crayfish (50, 51), crabs(49).

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