{"product_id":"tampa-bay-the-story-of-an-estuary-and-its-people-hardcover","title":"Tampa Bay: The Story of an Estuary and Its People - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEvan P. Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring the environmental history\u003cbr\u003eof an important natural area\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003elargest open water estuary in Florida, Tampa Bay has been a flashpoint of\u003cbr\u003eenvironmental struggles and action in recent years. This book goes beneath today's\u003cbr\u003enews headlines to explore how people have interacted with nature in the region\u003cbr\u003ethroughout its long history.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTampa Bay\u003c\/i\u003e, Evan Bennett reveals that\u003cbr\u003ehumans have been part of the bay's ecology since the estuary took its modern form\u003cbr\u003e2,000 years ago, along with the communities of fish, birds, reptiles, and mammals\u003cbr\u003ethat proliferated in its seagrass meadows, tidal salt flats, and mangrove\u003cbr\u003eforests. Bennett discusses the natural resources that drew people to settle\u003cbr\u003ethere, the trade that encouraged development, and the shipping and industry\u003cbr\u003ethat increased biological and ecological change.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile\u003cbr\u003ethe past 150 years have seen serious environmental damage from dredging, water\u003cbr\u003epollution, red tides, and more, Bennett shows how people have been fighting to\u003cbr\u003eclean up the bay and regain a balance with nature. Informed by the latest in\u003cbr\u003emarine science, area environmentalists, policymakers, and citizens are working\u003cbr\u003eto create a model for other societies that have developed in fragile natural\u003cbr\u003eareas.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003efirst book to examine the environmental history of the region, \u003ci\u003eTampa Bay \u003c\/i\u003euncovers deep-rooted\u003cbr\u003erelationships between water, land, and people\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand offers hope for bringing threatened coastal spaces back from\u003cbr\u003ethe brink.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA volume in the series Florida in Focus, edited by Andrew K. Frank\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750723879200,"sku":"9780813079011","price":178.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/18c6682880fe541dad999259ffe4408d_8000a26f-6ec0-4977-98db-3935b5eea104.webp?v=1779956856","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tampa-bay-the-story-of-an-estuary-and-its-people-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}