Bayou-Diversity: Nature and People in the Louisiana Bayou Country

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Bayou-Diversity Bayou-Diversity Nature and People in the Loui­ si­ ana Bayou Country Kelby Ouchley Loui­ si­ ana State University Press Baton Rouge Published by Loui­ si­ ana State University Press Copyright © 2011 by Loui­ si­ ana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing Designer: Laura Roubique Gleason Typeface: Minion Pro Printer: McNaughton & Gunn Binder: Acme Bookbinding Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ouchley, Kelby, 1951– Bayou-diversity : nature and people in the Loui­ si­ ana bayou country / Kelby­ Ouchley. p. cm. isbn 978-0-8071-3859-5 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-8071-3860-1 (pdf) — isbn 978-0-8071-3861-8 (epub) — isbn 978-0-8071-3862-5 (mobi) 1. Biodiversity—Loui­ si­ ana. 2. Bayous—Loui­ si­ ana. 3. Species diversity—­ Loui­ si­ ana. I. Title. II. Title: Bayou diversity. III. Title: Nature and people in the Loui­ si­ ana bayou country. QH105.L8O93 2012 578.76809763—dc22 2011008225 The following essays first appeared in print in Big Muddy: A Journal of the Mississippi River Valley: “Coming Back,” “Swamp Snow,” and “Tributary Affair.” The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. ∞ To my sons, Jeremy and Zachary, my connections to the natural world of the future This page intentionally left blank ...