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Looking for Longleaf: The Fall and Rise of an American Forest
Lawrence S. Earley
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Description for Looking for Longleaf: The Fall and Rise of an American Forest
Paperback. Covering 92 million acres from Virginia to Texas, the longleaf pine ecosystem was one of the biologically diverse ecosystems. The author explores the history of these forests and the biodiversity within them, telling the story through first-person travel accounts and interviews with foresters, ecologists, biologists, botanists, and landowners. Num Pages: 336 pages, 34 illustrations, 1 map, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; RGBL; RNF; RNKH; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Covering 92 million acres from Virginia to Texas, the longleaf pine ecosystem was, in its prime, one of the most extensive and biologically diverse ecosystems in North America. Today, these magnificent forests have declined to a fraction of their original extent, threatening such species as the gopher tortoise, the red-cockaded woodpecker, and the Venus fly-trap. Lawrence S. Earley explores the history of these forests and the astonishing biodiversity within them, drawing on extensive research and telling the story through first-person travel accounts and interviews with foresters, ecologists, biologists, botanists, and landowners. The compelling story Earley tells here, offers hope that ... Read more
Covering 92 million acres from Virginia to Texas, the longleaf pine ecosystem was, in its prime, one of the most extensive and biologically diverse ecosystems in North America. Today, these magnificent forests have declined to a fraction of their original extent, threatening such species as the gopher tortoise, the red-cockaded woodpecker, and the Venus fly-trap. Lawrence S. Earley explores the history of these forests and the astonishing biodiversity within them, drawing on extensive research and telling the story through first-person travel accounts and interviews with foresters, ecologists, biologists, botanists, and landowners. The compelling story Earley tells here, offers hope that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807856994
SKU
V9780807856994
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About Lawrence S. Earley
LAWRENCE S. EARLEY, former editor of Wildlife in North Carolina magazine, is a writer and photographer living in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Reviews for Looking for Longleaf: The Fall and Rise of an American Forest
"Blending journalism with natural and human history and a keen appreciation for the land, Earley offers persuasive advocacy for a tree little known outside of its immediate region - but one of obvious importance, and one whose ongoing restoration can show other regions how to bring their old ecosystems back to life." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review "[Earley] is a ... Read more