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    The Biohistory of Florida

    By Francis William Zettler

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    Florida has an amazing biohistory. Its fossil record reveals that 8-ton ground sloths, giant beavers, and tiny horses once roamed its 66,000 square miles. Its human history is the story of people who arrived some 12,000 years ago after a journey that took them from Asia across the Bering land bridge and then south across the North American continent. Today, Florida is home to historic St. Augustine, the futuristic Kennedy Space Center, and the mysterious Everglades. Hosting a diverse ecology and a rich human history, Florida now faces a tenuous future as its natural resources are depleted, new species of plants, animals and diseases invade, and climate changes loom. This fascinating biohistory, prehistoric to present-day, and with an eye to the future, is told with verve and clarity. The result is a fascinating story of how they all interrelate.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPineapple Press
    Release dateMay 1, 2016
    ISBN9781561649655
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    The Biohistory of Florida
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    Francis William Zettler

    Francis William (Bill) Zettler has had a life-long interest in the subjects of biology and history. He was a faculty member for 37 years at the University of Florida before retiring in 2003, and has continued to teach on an ad hoc basis ever since then. One of his most popular courses was “Biohistory: Plants, Plagues, and People,” which he created in 1990. He is also the author of the book, The Biohistory of Alachua County, Florida. Professor Zettler is the recipient of several teaching awards, including the University of Florida’s Undergraduate Teaching Award.

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