From Coastal Wilderness to Fruited Plain : A History of Environmental Change in Temperate North America from 1500 to the Present
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
052139452X
ISBN-13
9780521394529
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 8th, 1994
Print length
488 Pages
Weight
932 grams
Dimensions
23.50 x 15.60 x 2.80 cms
Product Classification:
Ecological science, the BiosphereEnvironmental management
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From Coastal Wilderness to Fruited Plain is a fascinating account of the making of the American landscape following European settlement in the sixteenth century, documenting the transformation of 'virgin' forest and grassland into the managed agro- and urban ecosystems of today.
From Coastal Wilderness to Fruited Plain is an account of the making of a large part of the American landscape following European settlement. Drawing upon land survey records and early travellers' accounts, Dr Whitney reconstructs the 'virgin' forests and grasslands of the north-eastern and central United States during the pre-settlement period. He then documents successively the clearance and fragmentation of the region's woodlands, the harvest of the forest and its game, the ploughing of the prairies, and the draining of wetlands. The degree to which these activities altered the soil, climate, plant and animal communities, and water cycle are evaluated, and the sustainability of present-day ecosystems is brought into question in this account.
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