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Riparian and Terrestrial Issues in the Chesapeake: A Landscape Management Perspective

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The Chesapeake Bay watershed covers approximately 64,000 square miles, including portions of six states and the District of Columbia. This vast hydrologic network has been profoundly altered by a gradual transformation of the landscape that started with changes in forests caused by native American populations and accelerated soon after European settlement of the watershed 300 years ago.

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  1. Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C., USA

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  2. Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    Norman L. Christensen Jr. (Dean) (Dean)

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Bohlen, C.C., Friday, R. (1997). Riparian and Terrestrial Issues in the Chesapeake: A Landscape Management Perspective. In: Simpson, R.D., Christensen, N.L. (eds) Ecosystem Function & Human Activities. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6049-4_5

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