Heartbeats in the muck : the history, sea life, and environment of New York Harbor /

Heartbeats in the Muck traces the incredible arc of New York Harbor's environmental history. Once a pristine estuary bristling with oysters and striped bass and visited by sharks, porpoises, and seals, the harbor has been marked by centuries of rampant industrialization and degradation of its n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Waldman, John (Biologist) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Empire State Editions, 2013.
Edición:Rev. edition.
Temas:
Estuarine biology > New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)
Estuarine ecology > New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)
Biologie des estuaires > New York, Port de (N.Y. et N.J.)
Écologie des estuaires > New York, Port de (N.Y. et N.J.)
Estuarine biology
Estuarine ecology
United States > New York Harbor
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Essential Harbor""; ""2 Vita Marinae""; ""3 The Medium: Sewers, Sludge, and Other Forms of Water Torture""; ""4 The Vessel: Bank and Bottom, Bulldozers and Blasts""; ""5 How Is the Harbor Doing?""; ""Epilogue: 2000â€?2012""; ""Annotated Bibliography""; ""Index""

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