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6%OFFJoanna Burger - Whispers in the Pines - 9780813537948 - V9780813537948
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Whispers in the Pines

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Description for Whispers in the Pines Paperback. Takes us on a series of delightful trips, lending exciting perspectives to Pine Barrens, the underappreciated regions. This book introduces us to amphibians and reptiles, neotropical migrants and other birds, and a range of unusual mammals. It is useful for those concerned with the history and preservation of these landscapes and their wildlife. Num Pages: 352 pages, 91 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.

In this book, naturalist Joanna Burger takes us on a series of delightful trips through the Pine Barrens. From the Albany Pine Bush, the Long Island Barrens, and the New Jersey Pine Barrens in the Northeast, to the pinelands of South Carolina and Florida, Burger describes in lively detail how these habitats have come to harbor such a unique assemblage of species.

She introduces us to amphibians and reptiles, neotropical migrants and other birds, and a range of common and unusual mammals. Burger also traces the regions’ historic and geologic backgrounds, and the impact of human occupation from the time of ... Read more

Whispers in the Pines is essential reading for everyone concerned with the history and preservation of these unique landscapes and their wildlife.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Piscataway, United States
ISBN
9780813537948
SKU
V9780813537948
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Joanna Burger
Joanna Burger is Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences at Rutgers University.  Her seventeen books include A Naturalist along the Jersey Shore, 25 Nature Spectacles in New Jersey, and The Parrot Who Owns Me.

Reviews for Whispers in the Pines
"Here's a special book about a special place. Joanna Burger may well be an accomplished biologist and naturalist, but as you read these pages you'll discover that the little girl who was wowed by nature, the scientist to be, is very much on the same page."
Pete Dunne
Director of Natural History Information, New Jersey Audubon Society
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