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Portrait of an Island (Brown Thrasher Books)
Teal
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Description for Portrait of an Island (Brown Thrasher Books)
Paperback. Mildred and John Teal moved to Sapelo Island, Georgia, in 1955, where they experienced virtually undeveloped landscape of salt marsh, maritime forest, freshwater ponds, sand dunes and beaches. This book reveals their observations of the island's unique marine ecology and flora and fauna. Series: Brown Thrasher Books. Num Pages: 184 pages, 32 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: PSP; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 245.
When Mildred and John Teal moved to Sapelo Island, Georgia, in 1955, they stepped back in time to a virtually undeveloped landscape of salt marsh, maritime forest, freshwater ponds, sand dunes, and beaches. Over the course of a four-year stay their careful observations of the island's unique marine ecology and wonderfully varied flora and fauna became the basis for Portrait of an Island . The island's human history dates back more than four thousand years. The lure of Sapelo has drawn many to its shores, including tobacco millionaire R. J. Reynolds, who established the University of Georgia Marine Institute there ... Read more
When Mildred and John Teal moved to Sapelo Island, Georgia, in 1955, they stepped back in time to a virtually undeveloped landscape of salt marsh, maritime forest, freshwater ponds, sand dunes, and beaches. Over the course of a four-year stay their careful observations of the island's unique marine ecology and wonderfully varied flora and fauna became the basis for Portrait of an Island . The island's human history dates back more than four thousand years. The lure of Sapelo has drawn many to its shores, including tobacco millionaire R. J. Reynolds, who established the University of Georgia Marine Institute there ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820319612
SKU
V9780820319612
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About Teal
Mildred Teal and John Teal are the authors of Diary of a Salt Marsh and other books. Mildred Teal works at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Falmouth, Massachusetts. John Teal is a scientist emeritus at the institute and an environmental consultant.
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