Field Notes from the Northern Forest - Couverture rigide

Stager, J. Curt

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0815605137 ISBN 13 : 9780815605133

Editeur : Syracuse University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Few people pause to consider the living habits of mosquitoes as they swat away the pesky creatures. But biologist Curt Stager views plants and wildlife with particular consideration, interest, and awe.

Stager reminds us that many mosquitoes do not bite humans at all, and those that do are only females trying to feed their unborn young, risking death each time they do so. He includes twenty natural science essays that explore the lives of animals, plants, and fungi commonly encountered in the conifer and hardwood forests of northeastern North America.

With the same humor and personable ease that characterizes the popular weekly nature program that he coproduces on North County Public Radio--the show that provided the catalyst for this book--Stager draws on the latest scientific literature and on his own field observations to convey his curiosity about the natural world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Curt Stager is associate professor of biology at Paul Smith's College of Arts and Sciences in the northern Adirondacks. He is cohost of the nationally syndicated public radio program Natural Selections. He has published numerous articles in National Geographic, Science, Wild Earth, and Adirondac.

Anne E. Lacy is an artist based in Lake Placid, New York. Her illustrations have appeared in many publications and books, including The Adirondack Wildguide. Her work also has been featured in exhibits of the Smithsonian Institution.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Syracuse University Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0815605137
• ISBN 13: 9780815605133
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible