At the Glacier's Edge
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At the Glacier's Edge
A Natural History of Long Island from the Narrows to Montauk Point
McCully, Betsy
Rutgers University Press
05/2024
230
Dura
Inglês
9781978838925
15 a 20 dias
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Preface
1 Walking the Glacier's Edge: Where the Past is Prologue
2 Shifting Sands and Walking Dunes: Our Living Shores
3 The Blue Surround: From the Shallows to the Deeps
4 Seas of Grass: Our Glorious Salt Marshes
5 Copious Waters and Multitudes of Fish
6 Grasslands at the Glacier's Edge: Moors, Downs, and a Lost Prairie
7 Falling Trees: Our Diminishing Forests
Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Species Mentioned
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
Preface ix
1 Walking the Glacier's Edge: Where the Past Is Prologue 1
2 Shifting Sands and Walking Dunes: Our Living Shores 13
3 The Blue Surround: From the Shallows to the Deeps 38
4 Seas of Grass: Our Glorious Salt Marshes 68
5 Copious Waters and Multitudes of Fish 92
6 Grasslands at the Glacier's Edge: Moors, Downs, and a Lost Prairie 117
7 Falling Trees: Our Diminishing Forests 139
Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Species Mentioned 159
Acknowledgments 167
Notes 169
Index 201
1 Walking the Glacier's Edge: Where the Past is Prologue
2 Shifting Sands and Walking Dunes: Our Living Shores
3 The Blue Surround: From the Shallows to the Deeps
4 Seas of Grass: Our Glorious Salt Marshes
5 Copious Waters and Multitudes of Fish
6 Grasslands at the Glacier's Edge: Moors, Downs, and a Lost Prairie
7 Falling Trees: Our Diminishing Forests
Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Species Mentioned
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
Preface ix
1 Walking the Glacier's Edge: Where the Past Is Prologue 1
2 Shifting Sands and Walking Dunes: Our Living Shores 13
3 The Blue Surround: From the Shallows to the Deeps 38
4 Seas of Grass: Our Glorious Salt Marshes 68
5 Copious Waters and Multitudes of Fish 92
6 Grasslands at the Glacier's Edge: Moors, Downs, and a Lost Prairie 117
7 Falling Trees: Our Diminishing Forests 139
Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Species Mentioned 159
Acknowledgments 167
Notes 169
Index 201
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new york; long island; pollution; animals; flora; fauna; history; humans; climate change; urbanization; habitat; endangered; extinct; invasive; montauk; environment; ecology; nature
Preface
1 Walking the Glacier's Edge: Where the Past is Prologue
2 Shifting Sands and Walking Dunes: Our Living Shores
3 The Blue Surround: From the Shallows to the Deeps
4 Seas of Grass: Our Glorious Salt Marshes
5 Copious Waters and Multitudes of Fish
6 Grasslands at the Glacier's Edge: Moors, Downs, and a Lost Prairie
7 Falling Trees: Our Diminishing Forests
Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Species Mentioned
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
Preface ix
1 Walking the Glacier's Edge: Where the Past Is Prologue 1
2 Shifting Sands and Walking Dunes: Our Living Shores 13
3 The Blue Surround: From the Shallows to the Deeps 38
4 Seas of Grass: Our Glorious Salt Marshes 68
5 Copious Waters and Multitudes of Fish 92
6 Grasslands at the Glacier's Edge: Moors, Downs, and a Lost Prairie 117
7 Falling Trees: Our Diminishing Forests 139
Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Species Mentioned 159
Acknowledgments 167
Notes 169
Index 201
1 Walking the Glacier's Edge: Where the Past is Prologue
2 Shifting Sands and Walking Dunes: Our Living Shores
3 The Blue Surround: From the Shallows to the Deeps
4 Seas of Grass: Our Glorious Salt Marshes
5 Copious Waters and Multitudes of Fish
6 Grasslands at the Glacier's Edge: Moors, Downs, and a Lost Prairie
7 Falling Trees: Our Diminishing Forests
Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Species Mentioned
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
Preface ix
1 Walking the Glacier's Edge: Where the Past Is Prologue 1
2 Shifting Sands and Walking Dunes: Our Living Shores 13
3 The Blue Surround: From the Shallows to the Deeps 38
4 Seas of Grass: Our Glorious Salt Marshes 68
5 Copious Waters and Multitudes of Fish 92
6 Grasslands at the Glacier's Edge: Moors, Downs, and a Lost Prairie 117
7 Falling Trees: Our Diminishing Forests 139
Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Species Mentioned 159
Acknowledgments 167
Notes 169
Index 201
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