Flood Tide of Life

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VI
3. FOREWORD VII
4. CONTENTS XV
5. Fish-Shape Paumanok 1
6. In the Beginning 4
7. Flood Tide of Life 7
8. Climate and Rhythms 9
9. Nature's Communities 14
10. Postglacial Insularity 18
11. Overlapping Life Zones 22
12. The Preliterate Islanders 25
13. Invaders, Dutch and British 32
14. Use and Misuse 40
15. Squandering the Fauna 45
16. Stamp of an Insular Culture 49
17. Population Ferment 55
18. New Lamps for Old. Whither? 57
19. References 61
20. Index 63