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Nature's return : an environmental history of Congaree National Park /

"Located at the confluence of the Congaree and Wateree Rivers in central South Carolina, Congaree National Park protects the nation's largest intact expanse of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest. Modern visitors to the park enjoy a pristine landscape that seems ancient and untouched by...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kinzer, Mark (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2017]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chronology
  • Managing the Presettlement Landscape
  • First Settlement, Land Clearing, and the Open Range
  • The Rise of Plantation Agriculture
  • Early Park Plantations
  • Reclaiming the Floodplain
  • The Location and Extent of Historic Clearing
  • Industrial Logging : First Inroads, 1870-1918
  • Logging after 1920
  • Conclusion: The Impact of Human Disturbance
  • Appendix A: Selected Floodplain Cultural Features
  • Appendix B: Biographical Sketches.