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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Pelton, Tom, 1967- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : the waves threatening Chesapeake country
  • The waters
  • The people
  • The wildlife
  • The policies
  • Conclusion : the future of the bay.

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