Mannahatta : a natural history of New York City /

Sanderson, Eric W.

Mannahatta : a natural history of New York City / Eric W. Sanderson ; illustrations by Markley Boyer. - New York : Abrams, 2009. - 352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-328) and index.

The Mannahatta project -- A map found -- The fundamentals of Mannahatta -- The Lenape -- Ecological neighborhoods --Muir webs : connecting the parts -- Manhattan 2409.

Reconstructs the ecological history of Manhattan through period maps, archeological discoveries, and computational geography to create pictures and descriptions of Manhattan from 1609 to the present day.

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Natural history--New York (State)--New York.
Urban ecology (Biology).


Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--History.

QH105.N7 / S26 2009

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