Mannahatta : a natural history of New York City /
Eric W. Sanderson ; illustrations by Markley Boyer.
- New York : Harry N. Abrams Inc. 2009.
- 352 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm.
Celebrate New York's 400 th. anniversary. Discover Manahatta, 1609 (cover)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 310-328) and index.
The Mannahatta project -- A map found -- The fundamentals of Mannahatta -- The Lenape -- Ecological neighborhoods --Muir webs : connecting the parts -- Manhattan 2409.
Reconstructs the ecological history of Manhattan through period maps, archeological discoveries, and computational geography to create pictures and descriptions of Manhattan from 1609 to the present day.