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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786196903321

Autore

Waldman John

Titolo

Heartbeats in the muck [[electronic resource] ] : the history, sea life, and environment of New York Harbor / / John Waldman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Empire States Editions, 2013, c1999

ISBN

0-8232-4986-7

0-8232-5258-2

0-8232-5054-7

0-8232-4987-5

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Disciplina

577.786346

Soggetti

Estuarine biology - New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)

Estuarine ecology - New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)

New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The essential harbor -- Vita marinae -- The medium : sewers, sludge, and other forms of water torture -- The vessel : bank and bottom, bulldozers and blasts -- How is the harbor doing? -- Epilogue : 2000-2012.

Sommario/riassunto

This title 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 industrialisation and degradation of its natural environment.