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Guide to the Salt Marshes and Tidal Creeks of the Southeastern United States

References and Additional Resources

Reference Books

    • Hayes, M., J. Michel, and J. Holmes. 2008. A Coast for All Seasons: A Naturalist’s Guide to the Coast of South Carolina. Pandion Books. Columbia, S.C. 288pp. Porcher, R. and D.
    • Rayner. 2002. A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina. University of South Carolina Press. Columbia, SC. 544 pp.
    • Porcher, R. and W. Judd. 2014. The Market Preparation of Carolina Rice: An Illustrated History of Innovations in the Lowcountry Rice Kingdom. University of South Carolina Press. Columbia, S.C. 379 pp.
    • Seabrook, C. 2012. The World of the Salt Marsh: Appreciating and Protecting the Tidal Marshes of the Southeastern Atlantic Coast. University of Georgia Press. Athens, GA. 367 pp.
    • Tiner, R. W. 2013. Tidal Wetlands Primer - An Introduction to Their Ecology, Natural History, Status, and Conservation. University of Massachusetts Press.  Boston, MA. 508 pp.
    • Tuten, J. H. 2010. Lowcountry Time and Tide. University of South Carolina Press. Columbia, S.C. 200 pp.
    • Wiegert, R. and B. Freeman. 1990. Tidal Salt Marshes of the Southeast Atlantic Coast: A Community Profile. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Washington, D.C. 70 pp.

Children's/Educational Material

    • Salt Marsh Activity Book
    • Alber, M. and J. Turley. 2012. Exploring a Georgia Salt Marsh. Taylor Trade Publishing. Lanham, MD. 32 pp.
    • Bryant, D., G. Davidson, and C. Ingram. 2003. Georgia’s Amazing Coast. University of Georgia Press. Athens, GA.  112 pp.
    • Bryant, D., G. Davidson, T. Kirby Hathaway, and K. Angione. 2013. North Carolina’s Amazing Coast. University of Georgia Press. Athens, GA. 102 pp.
    • DeVictor, S., D. Knott, and S. Crowe. 2010. South Carolina Beachcomber’s Guide - A Guide to Common Invertebrates, Plants and Natural Artifacts of the South Carolina Seashore, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Charleston, S.C. 93 pp.

Websites

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
North Carolina Sea Grant
South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
Georgia Sea Grant
Florida Sea Grant
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
S.C. Department of Natural Resources
SCDNR Southeastern Regional Taxonomic Center
S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control
GA Department of Natural Resources
FL Department of Environmental Protection
National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) System
N.C. Coastal Reserve and NERR
North Inlet-Winyah Bay NERR
ACE Basin NERR
Sapelo Island NERR
Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR
Teachers on the Estuary (TOTE)
From Seeds to Shoreline (S2S) Program
South Carolina Aquarium
North Carolina Aquariums
Georgia Aquarium
Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program
Clemson Carolina Clear
Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor