Wisconsin's Natural Communities: How to Recognize Them, Where to Find Them
Randy Hoffman
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Paperback. The first half of this text explains 33 distinct types of natural communities found in Wisconsin, and the second half describes and maps 50 natural areas on public lands that are outstanding examples of these many different natural communities. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 colour and 34 b&w photographs, 71 maps, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; RN; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 680.
Wisconsin's Natural Communities is an invitation to discover, explore, and understand Wisconsin's richly varied natural environment, from your backyard or neighborhood park to stunning public preserves. Part 1 of the book explains thirty-three distinct types of natural communities in Wisconsin - their characteristic trees, beetles, fish, lichens, butterflies, reptiles, mammals, wildflowers - and the effects of geology, climate, and historical events on these habitats. Part 2 describes and maps fifty natural areas on public lands that are outstanding examples of these many different natural communities: Crex Meadows, Horicon Marsh, Black River Forest, Maribel Caves, Whitefish Dunes, the Blue Hills, Avoca ... Read more
Wisconsin's Natural Communities is an invitation to discover, explore, and understand Wisconsin's richly varied natural environment, from your backyard or neighborhood park to stunning public preserves. Part 1 of the book explains thirty-three distinct types of natural communities in Wisconsin - their characteristic trees, beetles, fish, lichens, butterflies, reptiles, mammals, wildflowers - and the effects of geology, climate, and historical events on these habitats. Part 2 describes and maps fifty natural areas on public lands that are outstanding examples of these many different natural communities: Crex Meadows, Horicon Marsh, Black River Forest, Maribel Caves, Whitefish Dunes, the Blue Hills, Avoca ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299170844
SKU
V9780299170844
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-40
About Randy Hoffman
Randy Hoffman is a natural areas management specialist with the Bureau of Endangered Resources, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. A past president of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, he was the first person in Wisconsin to record sightings of more than 300 species of birds in one calendar year. He lives in Waunakee.
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