{"product_id":"tampa-bay-the-story-of-an-estuary-and-its-people-paperback","title":"Tampa Bay: The Story of an Estuary and Its People - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEvan P. Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlorida Historical Society Stetson Kennedy Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlorida Book Awards, Silver Medal for Florida Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring the environmental history of an important natural area\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe largest open water estuary in Florida, Tampa Bay has been a flashpoint of environmental struggles and action in recent years. This book goes beneath today's news headlines to explore how people have interacted with nature in the region throughout its long history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTampa Bay\u003c\/i\u003e, Evan Bennett reveals that humans have been part of the bay's ecology since the estuary took its modern form 2,000 years ago, along with the communities of fish, birds, reptiles, and mammals that proliferated in its seagrass meadows, tidal salt flats, and mangrove forests. Bennett discusses the natural resources that drew people to settle there, the trade that encouraged development, and the shipping and industry that increased biological and ecological change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the past 150 years have seen serious environmental damage from dredging, water pollution, red tides, and more, Bennett shows how people have been fighting to clean up the bay and regain a balance with nature. Informed by the latest in marine science, area environmentalists, policymakers, and citizens are working to create a model for other societies that have developed in fragile natural areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book to examine the environmental history of the region, \u003ci\u003eTampa Bay\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers deep-rooted relationships between water, land, and people and offers hope for bringing threatened coastal spaces back from the brink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.9 x 6.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53467756298547,"sku":"9780813080512","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/tampa-bay-the-story-of-an-estuary-and-its-people-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}