A meeting of land and sea : nature and the future of Martha's Vineyard /
Foster, David R.,1954-author,photographer.
Hall, Brian R.,illustrator.
Publication date from publisher's website.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-322) and index.
The lay of the land. Landscape history and ecology -- The setting and stage -- Shaping the island: prehistory to A.D. 1600. Geology and sea level rise -- Climate and vegetation dynamics -- People on the coast -- 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 -- Shaping the present and the future. Exploring the natural and cultural landscape -- Wildlife ; Planning the island -- A conservation future -- Perspectives in island time.
Natural history
Ecology
Conservation of natural resources
Indians of North America
Indians of North America.
Natural history.
Ecology.
Antiquities.
Conservation of natural resources.