Tracking the Golden Isles :: the natural and human histories of the Georgia coast /
"With this collection of essays, Anthony J. Martin invites us to investigate animal and human traces on the Georgia coast and the remarkable stories these traces, both modern and fossil, tell us. Readers will learn how these traces enabled geologists to discover that the remains of ancient barr...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "With this collection of essays, Anthony J. Martin invites us to investigate animal and human traces on the Georgia coast and the remarkable stories these traces, both modern and fossil, tell us. Readers will learn how these traces enabled geologists to discover that the remains of ancient barrier islands still exist on the lower coastal plain of Georgia, showing the recession of oceans millions of years ago. First, Martin details a solid but approachable overview of Georgia barrier island ecosystems-maritime forests, salt marshes, dunes, beaches-and how these ecosystems are as much a product of plant and animal behavior as they are of geology. Martin then describes animal tracks, burrows, nests, and other traces and what they tell us about their makers. He also explains how trace fossils can document the behaviors of animals from millions of years ago, including those no longer extant. Next, Martin discusses the relatively scant history-scarcely five thousand years-of humans on the Georgia coast. He takes us from the Native American shell rings on Sapelo Island to the cobbled streets of Savannah paved with the ballast stones of slave ships. He also describes the human introduction of invasive animals to the coast and their effects on native species. Finally, Martin's epilogue introduces the sobering idea that climate change, with its resultant extreme weather and rising sea levels, is the ultimate human trace affecting the Georgia coast. Here he asks how the traces of the past and present help us to better predict and deal with our uncertain future"-- |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| contents | Knobbed whelks, dwarf clams, and shorebirds -- The lost barrier islands of Georgia -- Georgia salt marshes, the places with the traces -- Rooted in time -- Coquina clams, listening to and riding the waves -- Ghost crabs and their ghostly traces -- Ghost shrimp whisperer -- Why horseshoe crabs are so much cooler than mermaids -- Moon snails and necklaces of death -- Rising seas and étoufées -- Burrowing wasps and baby dinosaurs -- Erasing the tracks of a monster -- Traces of toad toiletry -- Why do birds' tracks suddenly appear? -- Traces of the red queen -- Marine moles and mistaken science -- Tracking that is otterly delightful -- Alien invaders of the Georgia coast -- The wild cattle of Sapelo -- Your Cumberland Island pony, neither friend nor magic -- Going hog wild on the Georgia coast -- Redbays and ambrosia beetles -- Shell rings and tabby ruins -- Ballast of the past -- Riders of the storms -- Vestiges of future coasts. |
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| spelling | Martin, Anthony J., 1960- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcC498vHkwTybgWYkrQbd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2012074821 Tracking the Golden Isles : the natural and human histories of the Georgia coast / Anthony J. Martin. Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2020] 1 online resource : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Knobbed whelks, dwarf clams, and shorebirds -- The lost barrier islands of Georgia -- Georgia salt marshes, the places with the traces -- Rooted in time -- Coquina clams, listening to and riding the waves -- Ghost crabs and their ghostly traces -- Ghost shrimp whisperer -- Why horseshoe crabs are so much cooler than mermaids -- Moon snails and necklaces of death -- Rising seas and étoufées -- Burrowing wasps and baby dinosaurs -- Erasing the tracks of a monster -- Traces of toad toiletry -- Why do birds' tracks suddenly appear? -- Traces of the red queen -- Marine moles and mistaken science -- Tracking that is otterly delightful -- Alien invaders of the Georgia coast -- The wild cattle of Sapelo -- Your Cumberland Island pony, neither friend nor magic -- Going hog wild on the Georgia coast -- Redbays and ambrosia beetles -- Shell rings and tabby ruins -- Ballast of the past -- Riders of the storms -- Vestiges of future coasts. "With this collection of essays, Anthony J. Martin invites us to investigate animal and human traces on the Georgia coast and the remarkable stories these traces, both modern and fossil, tell us. Readers will learn how these traces enabled geologists to discover that the remains of ancient barrier islands still exist on the lower coastal plain of Georgia, showing the recession of oceans millions of years ago. First, Martin details a solid but approachable overview of Georgia barrier island ecosystems-maritime forests, salt marshes, dunes, beaches-and how these ecosystems are as much a product of plant and animal behavior as they are of geology. Martin then describes animal tracks, burrows, nests, and other traces and what they tell us about their makers. He also explains how trace fossils can document the behaviors of animals from millions of years ago, including those no longer extant. Next, Martin discusses the relatively scant history-scarcely five thousand years-of humans on the Georgia coast. He takes us from the Native American shell rings on Sapelo Island to the cobbled streets of Savannah paved with the ballast stones of slave ships. He also describes the human introduction of invasive animals to the coast and their effects on native species. Finally, Martin's epilogue introduces the sobering idea that climate change, with its resultant extreme weather and rising sea levels, is the ultimate human trace affecting the Georgia coast. Here he asks how the traces of the past and present help us to better predict and deal with our uncertain future"-- Provided by publisher Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 22, 2020). Natural history Georgia Atlantic Coast. Barrier island ecology Georgia. Barrier islands Georgia History. Nature Effect of human beings on Georgia Atlantic Coast. Atlantic Coast (Ga.) Environmental conditions. Sciences naturelles Géorgie (État) Atlantique, Côte de l'. Écologie des cordons littoraux Géorgie (État) Cordons littoraux Géorgie (État) Histoire. Êtres humains Influence sur la nature Géorgie (État) Atlantique, Côte de l'. Atlantique, Côte de l' (Géorgie) Conditions environnementales. Barrier island ecology fast Barrier islands fast Ecology fast Natural history fast Nature Effect of human beings on fast Georgia fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRqxTprd8K9cKJmxr4Wc Georgia Atlantic Coast fast History fast has work: Tracking the Golden Isles (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCG6KDW6WJ9xQYQMxTMfDYK https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Martin, Anthony J., 1960- Tracking the Golden Isles. Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2020] 9780820356969 (DLC) 2019052220 (OCoLC)1139030245 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2291395 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Martin, Anthony J., 1960- Tracking the Golden Isles : the natural and human histories of the Georgia coast / Knobbed whelks, dwarf clams, and shorebirds -- The lost barrier islands of Georgia -- Georgia salt marshes, the places with the traces -- Rooted in time -- Coquina clams, listening to and riding the waves -- Ghost crabs and their ghostly traces -- Ghost shrimp whisperer -- Why horseshoe crabs are so much cooler than mermaids -- Moon snails and necklaces of death -- Rising seas and étoufées -- Burrowing wasps and baby dinosaurs -- Erasing the tracks of a monster -- Traces of toad toiletry -- Why do birds' tracks suddenly appear? -- Traces of the red queen -- Marine moles and mistaken science -- Tracking that is otterly delightful -- Alien invaders of the Georgia coast -- The wild cattle of Sapelo -- Your Cumberland Island pony, neither friend nor magic -- Going hog wild on the Georgia coast -- Redbays and ambrosia beetles -- Shell rings and tabby ruins -- Ballast of the past -- Riders of the storms -- Vestiges of future coasts. Natural history Georgia Atlantic Coast. Barrier island ecology Georgia. Barrier islands Georgia History. Nature Effect of human beings on Georgia Atlantic Coast. Sciences naturelles Géorgie (État) Atlantique, Côte de l'. Écologie des cordons littoraux Géorgie (État) Cordons littoraux Géorgie (État) Histoire. Êtres humains Influence sur la nature Géorgie (État) Atlantique, Côte de l'. Barrier island ecology fast Barrier islands fast Ecology fast Natural history fast Nature Effect of human beings on fast |
| title | Tracking the Golden Isles : the natural and human histories of the Georgia coast / |
| title_auth | Tracking the Golden Isles : the natural and human histories of the Georgia coast / |
| title_exact_search | Tracking the Golden Isles : the natural and human histories of the Georgia coast / |
| title_full | Tracking the Golden Isles : the natural and human histories of the Georgia coast / Anthony J. Martin. |
| title_fullStr | Tracking the Golden Isles : the natural and human histories of the Georgia coast / Anthony J. Martin. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tracking the Golden Isles : the natural and human histories of the Georgia coast / Anthony J. Martin. |
| title_short | Tracking the Golden Isles : |
| title_sort | tracking the golden isles the natural and human histories of the georgia coast |
| title_sub | the natural and human histories of the Georgia coast / |
| topic | Natural history Georgia Atlantic Coast. Barrier island ecology Georgia. Barrier islands Georgia History. Nature Effect of human beings on Georgia Atlantic Coast. Sciences naturelles Géorgie (État) Atlantique, Côte de l'. Écologie des cordons littoraux Géorgie (État) Cordons littoraux Géorgie (État) Histoire. Êtres humains Influence sur la nature Géorgie (État) Atlantique, Côte de l'. Barrier island ecology fast Barrier islands fast Ecology fast Natural history fast Nature Effect of human beings on fast |
| topic_facet | Natural history Georgia Atlantic Coast. Barrier island ecology Georgia. Barrier islands Georgia History. Nature Effect of human beings on Georgia Atlantic Coast. Atlantic Coast (Ga.) Environmental conditions. Sciences naturelles Géorgie (État) Atlantique, Côte de l'. Écologie des cordons littoraux Géorgie (État) Cordons littoraux Géorgie (État) Histoire. Êtres humains Influence sur la nature Géorgie (État) Atlantique, Côte de l'. Atlantique, Côte de l' (Géorgie) Conditions environnementales. Barrier island ecology Barrier islands Ecology Natural history Nature Effect of human beings on Georgia Georgia Atlantic Coast History |
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