Author: Rick RhodesPublisher: Heron Island Media
ISBN: 9780966586602
Category : Boats and boating
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Discovering the Tidal Potomac
Author: Rick RhodesPublisher: Heron Island Media
ISBN: 9780966586602
Category : Boats and boating
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A Water-quality Study of the Tidal Potomac River and Estuary
Author: Discovering the Chesapeake
Author: Philip D. CurtinPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 080187517X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
With its rich evolutionary record of natural systems and long history of human activity, the Chesapeake Bay provides an excellent example of how a great estuary has responded to the powerful forces of human settlement and environmental change. Discovering the Chesapeake explores all of the long-term changes the Chesapeake has undergone and uncovers the inextricable connections among land, water, and humans in this unusually delicate ecosystem. Edited by a historian, a paleobiologist, and a geologist at the Johns Hopkins University and written for general readers, the book brings together experts in various disciplines to consider the truly complex and interesting environmental history of the Chesapeake and its watershed. Chapters explore a variety of topics, including the natural systems of the watershed and their origins; the effects of human interventions ranging from Indian slash-and-burn practices to changing farming techniques; the introduction of pathogens, both human and botanical; the consequences of the oyster's depletion; the response of bird and animal life to environmental factors introduced by humans; and the influence of the land and water on the people who settled along the Bay. Discovering the Chesapeake, originating in two conferences sponsored by the National Science Foundation, achieves a broad historical and scientific appreciation of the various processes that shaped the Chesapeake region. "Today's Chesapeake Bay is only some ten thousand years old. What a different world it was . . . when the region was the home of the ground sloth, giant beaver, dire wolf, mastodon, and other megafauna. In the next few thousand years, the ice may form again and the Bay will once more be the valley of the Susquehanna, unless, of course, human-induced changes in climate create some other currently unpredictable condition."—from the Introduction
Research Report
Author: Technical Bulletin
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Category : Abortion in animals
Languages : en
Pages : 1714
Book Description
Research Report
Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServicePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
Geological Survey Water-supply Paper
Author: Cruising Guide from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake
Author: Rick RhodesPublisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781455603145
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A guide to cruising rivers along the Great Loop in the United States, from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake. Covering over 800 miles of navigable inland rivers from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake, this book guides cruisers through America’s heartland. In eleven regional chapters, Capt. Rick Rhodes explores the entire navigable sections of the Chicago, Calumet, Des Plaines, and Illinois rivers, as well as parts of the Mississippi, Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee. Topics specific to inland cruising, such as negotiating floods safely and sharing rivers with commercial traffic, are addressed here. Also, by featuring numerous historical anecdotes and other river lore, Cruising Guide from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake gives insight into the region's past along with current restaurant and entertainment options. Like all of Pelican’s cruising guide series, this book contains up-to-date and thoroughly researched information about the area, including: Five NOAA chart excerpts Twenty-one sketch charts Ninety-one marinas Fifty-three fuel locations More than thirty cities & towns Thirty-three GPS way points Fifteen locks Over 170 bridges 140 launches and ramps Hundreds of phone numbers
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