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Indian River Lagoon : an environmental history / Nathaniel Osborn.

Title
Indian River Lagoon : an environmental history / Nathaniel Osborn.
Author
Osborn, Nathaniel
Publication
  • Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]
  • ©2016

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Description
ix, 210 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Summary
Osborn tells the past and present of the waterway, showing how humans have impacted the region as well as how the lagoon has influenced the human cultures along its shores, to provide much-needed context as debates continue regarding how best to restore this natural resource.
Subject
  • Natural history > Indian River (Lagoon)
  • Ecology
  • Natural history
  • Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon) > Environmental conditions
  • Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon) > History
  • Florida > History
  • Florida
  • Florida > Indian River (Lagoon)
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-205) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- Early geologic history and human habitation to 1842 -- Mosquitoes and kegs of manatee meat, 1842-1892 -- Atlantic gateway to the Gulf of Mexico, 1881-1941 -- From labor to leisure, 1941-present -- Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 9780813061610
  • 081306161X
LCCN
^^2015031794
OCLC
  • 919452209
  • SCSB-11206115
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library