The Book Of Swamp And Bog
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Author | : John Andrew Eastman |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780811725187 |
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Ecological approach to natural history provides complete descriptions of 80 common wetland plants.
Author | : Annie Proulx |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2022-09-27 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1982173378 |
Download Fen, Bog and Swamp Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
*Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and Literary Hub!* *A 2022 NBCC Awards Nonfiction Finalist and a 2023 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award Finalist* From Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx, this riveting deep dive into the history of our wetlands and what their systematic destruction means for the planet “is both an enchanting work of nature writing and a rousing call to action” (Esquire). “I learned something new—and found something amazing—on every page.” —Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See and Cloud Cuckoo Land A lifelong acolyte of the natural world, Annie Proulx brings her witness and research to the subject of wetlands and the vitally important role they play in preserving the environment—by storing the carbon emissions that accelerate climate change. Fens, bogs, swamps, and marine estuaries are crucial to the earth’s survival, and in four illuminating parts, Proulx documents their systemic destruction in pursuit of profit. In a vivid and revelatory journey through history, Proulx describes the fens of 16th-century England, Canada’s Hudson Bay lowlands, Russia’s Great Vasyugan Mire, and America’s Okeefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. She introduces the early explorers who launched the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, and writes of the diseases spawned in the wetlands—the Ague, malaria, Marsh Fever. A sobering look at the degradation of wetlands over centuries and the serious ecological consequences, this is “an unforgettable and unflinching tour of past and present, fixed on a subject that could not be more important” (Bill McKibben). “A stark but beautifully written Silent Spring–style warning from one of our greatest novelists.” —The Christian Science Monitor
Author | : Edward Struzik |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2021-10-12 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1642830801 |
Download Swamplands Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In a world filled with breathtaking beauty, we have often overlooked the elusive magic of certain landscapes. A cloudy river flows into an Arctic wetland where sandhill cranes and muskoxen dwell. Further south, cypress branches hang low over dismal swamps. Places like these-collectively known as swamplands or peatlands-often go unnoticed for their ecological splendor. They are as globally significant as rainforests, yet, because of their reputation as wastelands, they are being systematically drained and degraded. Swamplands celebrates these wild places, as journalist Edward Struzik highlights the unappreciated struggle to save peatlands by scientists, conservationists, and landowners around the world. An ode to peaty landscapes in all their offbeat glory, the book is also a demand for awareness of the myriad threats they face. It inspires us to see the beauty and importance in these least likely of places. Our planet's survival might depend on it.
Author | : John Eastman |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1995-03-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0811740218 |
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Ecological approach to natural history provides complete descriptions of 80 common wetland plants.
Author | : Barbara Hurd |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780618215126 |
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In these nine evocative essays, Barbara Hurd explores the seductive allure of bogs, swamps, and wetlands. Hurd's forays into the land of carnivorous plants, swamp gas, and bog men provide fertile ground for rich thoughts about mythology, literature, Eastern spirituality, and human longing. In her observations of these muddy environments, she finds ample metaphor for human creativity, 9imagination, and fear.
Author | : Barbara Hurd |
Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2008-06-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 082033152X |
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In these nine evocative essays, Barbara Hurd explores the seductive allure of bogs, swamps, and wetlands. Hurd's forays into the land of carnivorous plants, swamp gas, and bog men provide fertile ground for rich thoughts about mythology, literature, Eastern spirituality, and human longing. In her observations of these muddy environments, she finds ample metaphor for human creativity, imagination, and fear.
Author | : Jonathan Rogers |
Publisher | : B&H Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0805431314 |
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In this fantasy/allegory, Rogers retells the life of biblical character King David.
Author | : Jim Arnosky |
Publisher | : StarWalk Kids Media |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2014-08-30 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 163083372X |
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In this followup to his narrative nonfiction book WATER STORIES, Jim Arnosky chronicles his adventures on the water. A StarWalk Kids Original Book.
Author | : Patrick Dugan |
Publisher | : Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
Download Guide to Wetlands Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A comprehensive and fascinating guide to the wetlands of the world that covers important wetland wildlife in detail, with a special focus on birds. The ecology of marshes, estuaries, floodplains, lagoons, swamps and bogs supports an exceptionally rich diversity of species. Many wetlands around the world are now open to the public as nature reserves that generate millions of visitors including birdwatchers and amateur ecologists. Guide to Wetlands covers the many aspects of the study of wetlands in a single, portable volume. Using spectacular color photographs and clear explanatory illustrations alongside the author's concise text, it discusses: What are wetlands Wetland diversity How wetlands work The need for wetlands Adapting to life in wetlands Plant adaptation Animal adaptation People and wetlands Loss of wetlands Rural development and agriculture Wetland conservation Wetland wildlife. The book includes a wetland atlas with maps identifying wetland environments around the world and describing topography and important features. Birdwatchers will find this book of particular interest. Guide to Wetlands is an essential reference on a crucial aspect of the global environment that will appeal to naturalists, birdwatchers, ecologists and travelers.
Author | : Paul A. Keddy |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 549 |
Release | : 2010-07-29 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0521739675 |
Download Wetland Ecology Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This text provides a synthesis of the existing field of wetland ecology using a few central themes, including key environmental factors that produce wetland community types and some unifying problems such as assembly rules, restoration and conservation.