The story of a forest : growth, destruction and renewal in the upper Delaware Valley /

"The railroad accelerated demand. Within 30 years industry consumed virtually every tree in the valley, leaving barren hillsides subject to erosion and flooding. As unchecked cutting continued, conservation efforts began to save what little remained. Later, a forest for the 21st century has eme...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McGregor, Robert Kuhn, 1952- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Temas:
Forests and forestry > Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) > History.
GARDENING > Fruit.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
Forests and forestry.
United States > Delaware River Valley.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction: The History and Science of Trees; Oneâ#x80;#x94;The Makings of a Forest; Twoâ#x80;#x94;Human Agency in the Woodlands; Threeâ#x80;#x94;A Division into Commodities; Fourâ#x80;#x94;A Coarse-Grained Disturbance Begins; Fiveâ#x80;#x94;Manhattan Offers a Revisioning; Sixâ#x80;#x94;A Disturbance Beyond Measure; Sevenâ#x80;#x94;Nature: Disturbed, Preserved, Conserved; Eightâ#x80;#x94;A Forest for the Modern World; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

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