The Vegetation of the Indian Mounds, Middens, and Marshes in Plaquemines and St Bernard Parishes

Brown CA. 1936. The Vegetation of the Indian Mounds, Middens, and Marshes in Plaquemines and St Bernard Parishes. Pages 423-429. In Brown CA. The Lower Mississippi River Delta. State of Louisiana Department of Conservation. New Orleans, LA. Louisiana Geological Survey, Geological Bulletin No 8

Discussion of the vegetation found in indian midden sites compared to that found in the immediate region - note influence of elevation, salinity, soil moisture, subsidence, and evidence of vegetation change.

Type
Book Chapter
Authors
Brown, Clair
Units
JELA
Keywords
Plant Studies, Plaquemines Parish LA, Salt Water Intrusion, Shell Middens, Soil Moisture, St. Bernard Parish LA, Subsidence, Vegetation

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