Heartbeats in the muck [[electronic resource] ] : the history, sea life, and environment of New York Harbor / / John Waldman
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Waldman John
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Heartbeats in the muck [[electronic resource] ] : the history, sea life, and environment of New York Harbor / / John Waldman
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Empire States Editions, 2013, c1999 |
| Edizione: | Rev. ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (160 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 577.786346 |
| Soggetto topico: | Estuarine biology - New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.) |
| Estuarine ecology - New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.) | |
| Soggetto geografico: | New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.) |
| Soggetto non controllato: | biodiversity |
| city | |
| clean water act | |
| ecology | |
| environment | |
| estuary | |
| marine | |
| nature | |
| oyster | |
| urban | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Heartbeats in the muck |
| ISBN: | 0-8232-4986-7 |
| 0-8232-5258-2 | |
| 0-8232-5054-7 | |
| 0-8232-4987-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910786196903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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