Website review: Ecologist Maps Manhattan of 400 Yea...
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shell42970 discovered 6 months ago- From the page: the "landscape of New York City 400 years ago would have rivaled that of Yellowstone or Yosemite today.
Manhattan, or what the Lenape Indians called Mannahatta, was more biologically diverse than either of those two areas, and with its hardwood forests, freshwater, and estuarine environments, Mannahatta's 54 different ecological communities... and lush greenery would have dazzled any nature lover."
To help commemorate the discovery of the island of Manhattan in 1609, a fascinating project is underway to map what each block in the borough would have looked like 400 years ago.- From the page: the "landscape of New York City 400 years ago would have rivaled that of Yellowstone or Yosemite today.
- titansix rated 6 months ago
- From the page: "On a recent cold, Thursday evening, a friend and I squeezed our way into a filled-to-capacity room at the Arsenal in Central Park to hear Dr. Eric Sanderson speak about the Mannahatta Project-an impressive undertaking sure to gain attention as we approach the quadricentennial of Henry Hudsonâ€s famous voyage of 1609. Sanderson, a ruddy-cheeked and ebullient man, began his talk by showing some photos of two dramatically magnificent natural areas: the California Redwood Forests and the Rockies. Then he told us that Landscape of New York City 400 years ago would have rivaled that of Yellowstone or Yosemite today. Manhattan, or what the Lenape Indians called Mannahatta, was more biologically diverse than either of those two areas, and with its hardwood forests, freshwater, and estuarine environments, Mannahattaâ€s 54 different ecological communities (that is, interacting species living in the same place, bound together by a network of influences) and lush greenery would have dazzled any nature lover."
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