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The Nature of Vermont: Introduction and Guide to a New England Environment - Softcover

Johnson, Charles W.

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9780874518566: The Nature of Vermont: Introduction and Guide to a New England Environment
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ISBN 10: 0874518563 ISBN 13: 9780874518566
Publisher: Univ Pr of New England, 1998

Synopsis

This expanded edition of an established work offers a generously illustrated natural history set in the context of the state's geologic and human pasts. A broad ecological overview written in engaging narrative for lay readers as well as naturalists, conservationists, and biologists, the book is enhanced with more than 140 photographs, drawings, maps, and diagrams. Also a practical guidebook, it directs people to where they can see what is being discussed, gives current references, and offers a complete directory of conservation organizations in the state.

In the new edition, State Naturalist Charles W. Johnson describes many environmental, technological, and cultural changes: more moose and turkey vultures, fewer wood turtles and butternuts; refinement in our thinking about natural communities and endangered species; effects of development, pollution, acid rain, global warming, and invasive non-native species such as zebra mussels and Eurasian water milfoil; urban/rural clashes mirrored in such issues as the Northern Forests and clear-cutting; a sharpening focus on biodiversity, sustainability, and ecosystem management; the rise of conservation biology as a field of study. At the same time, Johnson includes Abenaki stories - Vermont's Native American legacy of respect for and identity with nature - that serve as reminders of how our fortunes are inextricably tied to those of nature.

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About the Author

CHARLES W. JOHNSON is author of Bogs of the Northeast (UPNE, 1985) and numerous articles for magazines such as Orion, Vermont Life, and Appalachia, and contributing author to Smithsonian Guides to Natural America: Northeastern States (1995).

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Publisher
Univ Pr of New England
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0874518563
ISBN 13 
9780874518566
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
372
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