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Indian River Lagoon : an environmental history / Nathaniel Osborn.

Title
  1. Indian River Lagoon : an environmental history / Nathaniel Osborn.
Published by
  1. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]
  2. ©2016
Author
  1. Osborn, Nathaniel

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Description
  1. ix, 210 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Summary
  1. 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
  1. Natural history > Indian River (Lagoon)
  2. Ecology
  3. Natural history
  4. Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon) > Environmental conditions
  5. Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon) > History
  6. Florida > History
  7. Florida
  8. Florida > Indian River (Lagoon)
Genre/Form
  1. History
Contents
  1. 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.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-205) and index.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain