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Making and Unmaking of the San Francisco Bay (Paperback)
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Making and Unmaking of the San Francisco Bay (Paperback)
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San Francisco Bay is a shallow estuary surrounded by a large
population center. The forces that built it began with plate
tectonics and involved the collision of the Pacific and North
American plates and the subduction of the Juan de Fuka plate.
Changes in the climate resulting from the last ice age yielded
lower and then higher sea levels. Human activity influenced the
Bay. Gold mining during the California gold rush sent masses of
slit into the Bay. Humans have also built several major cities and
filled significant parts of the Bay. This book describes the
natural history and evolution of the SF Bay Area over the last 50
million years through the present and into the future. Key selling
features: Summarizes a complex geological, geographical and
ecological history Reviews how the San Francisco Bay has changed
and will likely change in the future Examines the different roles
and various drivers of Bay ecosystem function Includes the role of
humans - both first peoples and modern populations - on the Bay
Explores San Francisco Bay as an example of general bay ecolgical
and environmental issues
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