Forest Forensics A Field Guide To Reading The Forested Landscape

Author : Tom Wessels
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1581578571
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forest Forensics: A Field Guide to Reading the Forested Landscape written by Tom Wessels and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take some of the mystery out of a walk in the woods with this new field guide from the author of Reading the Forested Landscape. Thousands of readers have had their experience of being in a forest changed forever by reading Tom Wessels's Reading the Forested Landscape. Was this forest once farmland? Was it logged in the past? Was there ever a major catastrophe like a fire or a wind storm that brought trees down? Now Wessels takes that wonderful ability to discern much of the history of the forest from visual clues and boils it all down to a manageable field guide that you can take out to the woods and use to start playing forest detective yourself. Wessels has created a key—a fascinating series of either/or questions—to guide you through the process of analyzing what you see. You’ll feel like a woodland Sherlock Holmes. No walk in the woods will ever be the same.

Author : Tom Wessels
Publisher : Nature
ISBN 13 : 9780881504200
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reading the Forested Landscape written by Tom Wessels and published by Nature. This book was released on 1999 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the forest in New England from the Ice Age to current challenges

Author : Kenn Kaufman
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 061845697X
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of New England written by Kenn Kaufman and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an illustrated field guide to the plants, wildlife, night sky, and natural environments of New England.

Author : Stephen J. Bodio
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762799676
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Field and Forest written by Stephen J. Bodio and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For hunters, listening to the accounts of kindred spirits recalling the drama and action that go with good days afield ranks among life's most pleasurable activities. This newly updated volume - with an introduction by editor Stephen J. Bodio -- contains some of the best hunting tales ever written, stories that sweep from charging elephants in the African bush to mountain goats in the mountain crags of the Rockies, from the gallant bird dogs of the Southern pinelands to the great Western hunts of Theodore Roosevelt. Stories include: The Wilderness Hunter by Theodore Roosevelt Tige’s Lion by Zane Grey Lobo: The King of Currumpaw by Ernest Seton-Thompson My Antelope by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson The Alaskan Grizzly by Harold McCracken Wolf-Hunting in Russia by Henry T. Allen Hunting on the Turin Plain by Roy Chapman Andrews

Author : Michael A. Homoya
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253223253
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wildflowers and Ferns of Indiana Forests written by Michael A. Homoya and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully illustrated guide identifies nearly 300 common plants in Indiana's most prominent ecosystem—the Eastern Deciduous Forest. For ease of identification, the plants are arranged by flower color or growth form, providing a convenient way to distinguish a great majority of plants in any given woodland. Generous treatment is given to all major vascular plant groups of the forest, such as wildflowers, ferns, shrubs, trees, grasses, and sedges. Michael A. Homoya not only helps with identification, but also offers information on a plant's habitat, flowering period, familial relationships, biology, and connections to Indiana. For the garden enthusiast and habitat restorer, there is a section on landscaping and natural community restoration using native forest plants. A portion of the proceeds from each sale of this book go to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for land protection and stewardship.

Author : Stewart Maginnis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136553983
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Forest Landscape Restoration Handbook written by Stewart Maginnis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest loss and degradation have caused a decline in the quality of ecosystem services around the world. But fixing the problem takes more than just planting trees; practitioners increasingly realize that a landscape approach is essential. This handbook, authored and edited by international authorities in the field of forestry, is the first practical guide to using forest landscape restoration (FLR) to repair the damage done to forest lands by poor land management practice. Using research backed by respected institutions such as ITTO and the World Conservation Union (IUCN), it explains how to increase the resilience of landscapes and the communities they support through FLR. The main aim of FLR is not to re-establish pristine forest, even if this were possible; rather, the objective is to make landscapes more resilient and thereby keep future management options open. It also aims to support communities as they strive to increase and sustain the benefits they derive from land management. This book explains the concept of FLR and guides the reader through the steps that must be taken to put it into practice. It is an indispensable aid for practitioners in all aspects of forestry and natural resource management.

Author : Michael Wojtech
Publisher : Brandeis University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781684580316
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bark written by Michael Wojtech and published by Brandeis University Press. This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What kind of tree is that? Whether you're hiking in the woods or simply sitting in your backyard, from Maine to New York you'll never be without an answer to that question, thanks to this handy companion to the trees of the Northeast. Featuring detailed information and illustrations covering each phase of a tree's lifecycle, this indispensable guidebook explains how to identify trees by their bark alone--no more need to wait for leaf season. Chapters on the structure and ecology of tree bark, descriptions of bark appearance, an easy-to-use identification key, and supplemental information on non-bark characteristics--all enhanced by more than 450 photographs, illustrations, and maps--will show you how to distinguish the textures, shapes, and colors of bark to recognize various tree species, and also understand why these traits evolved. Whether you're a professional naturalist or a parent leading a family hike, this new edition of Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast is your essential guide to the region's 67 native and naturalized tree species.

Author : Annie M. Cole
Publisher : Infinity Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0741495856
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bell Forest written by Annie M. Cole and published by Infinity Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not everything in life goes as planned. After a painful rejection, Telie McCain decides to leave, moving alone to a wildly beautiful place along the banks of Mobile Bay. In this place called Bell Forest, she comes face to face with her greatest fear. Afte

Author : Tom Wessels
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1643260944
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New England's Roadside Ecology written by Tom Wessels and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step Out of Your Car and Right into Nature! New England’s Roadside Ecology guides you through 30 spectacular natural sites, all within an easy walk from the road. The sites include the forests, wetlands, alpines, dunes, and geologic ecosystems that make up New England. Author Tom Wessels is the perfect guide. Each entry starts with the brief description of the hike's level of difficulty—all are gentle to moderate and cover no more than two miles. Entries also include turn-by-turn directions and clear descriptions of the flora, fauna, and fungi you are likely to encounter along the way. New England’s Roadside Ecology is a must-have guide for outdoor enthusiasts, hikers, and tourists in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Author : John D. Aber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780300115376
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forests in Time written by John D. Aber and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Eastern Hemlock, massive and majestic, has played a unique role in structuring northeastern forest environments, from Nova Scotia to Wisconsin and through the Appalachian Mountains to North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama. A "foundation species" influencing all the species in the ecosystem surrounding it, this iconic North American tree has long inspired poets and artists as well as naturalists and scientists. Five thousand years ago, the hemlock collapsed as a result of abrupt global climate change. Now this iconic tree faces extinction once again because of an invasive insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid. Drawing from a century of studies at Harvard University's Harvard Forest, one of the most well-regarded long-term ecological research programs in North America, the authors explore what hemlock's modern decline can tell us about the challenges facing nature and society in an era of habitat changes and fragmentation, as well as global change.