A meeting of land and sea : nature and the future of Martha's Vineyard / David R. Foster ; illustrations by Brian R. Hall ; photograhy by David R. Foster.
xv, 336 pages : color illustrations, maps (chiefly color) ; 23 x 27 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-322) and index.
Contents
I. The lay of the land. Landscape history and ecology ; The setting and stage -- II. Shaping the island : prehistory to A.D. 1600. Geology and sea level rise ; Climate and vegetation dynamics ; People on the coast -- III. Shaping the land : history through the twenty-first century. Winds that roil the island ; Waves that waste the coast ; 1850 : the landscape that became today ; Making the modern landsape ; Conserving the Vineyard -- IV. Shaping the present and the future. Exploring the natural and cultural landscape ; Wildlife ; Planning the island ; A conservation fututre ; Perspectives in island time.
Summary
"Two decades of research by Foster and his colleagues at the Harvard Forest encompass the native people and prehistory of the Vineyard, climate change and coastal dynamics, colonial farming and modern tourism, and land planning and conservation efforts." -- From the dust jacket. Provided by publisher.
