The Chesapeake in Focus : Transforming the Natural World /

This book takes tours the histories of the Chesapeake, as well as the ecological challenges faced by its major tributaries. It details the management of blue crabs, striped bass, and other delicious wildlife, profiles leaders and little-known characters involved in the restoration campaign, and warn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pelton, Tom, 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ecology.
Water > Pollution.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Water > Pollution > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Atlantic Ocean > Chesapeake Bay.
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) > Environmental conditions.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book takes tours the histories of the Chesapeake, as well as the ecological challenges faced by its major tributaries. It details the management of blue crabs, striped bass, and other delicious wildlife, profiles leaders and little-known characters involved in the restoration campaign, and warns of the dangers of anti-regulatory politics that threaten to reverse what has been accomplished.--Publisher's description.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (280 pages): color illustrations, map ;
ISBN:9781421424767

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