This Book excerpts from Discovering the Chesapeake—The History of an Ecosystem, exploring the region's environmental history. Chapters analyze the interplay between geology, climate, and human activity, focusing on topics such as the Bay's formation, colonial-era land use and resource exploitation (including the impact of agriculture and the timber trade), the effects of introduced species and diseases on ecosystems, and the relationship between Native American and European populations and the environment. The analysis uses various data sources, including geological records, pollen and seed stratigraphy, historical documents, and archaeological findings, to reconstruct ecological changes over millennia. Finally, the text considers the implications of these findings for understanding and managing the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem today.
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