Vernal Pools: Natural History and Conservation - Couverture rigide

Colburn, Dr Elizabeth A

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0939923920 ISBN 13 : 9780939923922

Editeur : McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US, 2004

Synopsis

This is first book-length synthesis of the natural history, ecology, andconservation of the seasonally wet pools that occur throughout theformerly glaciated region of eastern North America - essentially theGreat Lakes Basin, New England, and adjacent areas of Canada andthe United States. Introductory chapters define vernal pools; provideoverviews of their formation and physical-chemical-hydrologicalcharacteristics; and present data critical for assessing, regulating, andmanaging pool ecosystems. The chapters that immediately follow theintroduction explore the biology of microscopic life forms such asbacteria, algae, and fungi and the great variety of higher plantsassociated with vernal pools.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Elizabeth A. Colburn presently is Aquatic Ecologist at Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts. Betsy's fascination with freshwater ecosystems developed during her childhood in eastern Massachusetts and was nurtured with her formal higher education at Brown University, Occidental College (B.A. in Biology), and The University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.S. and Ph.D. in Zoology). She has conducted research in Wisconsin, California, and especially New England. From 1983 to 2001, Betsy worked as Aquatic Ecologist for Massachusetts Audubon, during which time she studied and taught about the ecology and conservation of vernal pools and other freshwater ecosystems and advocated reforms in water quality and wetlands regulations. Betsy continues her wide ranging interest in water issues at Harvard Forest where, in addition to carrying out research, she participates in local, state, regional, and national forums involved with education, policy-making, management, and conservation as these efforts relate to freshwater life.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0939923920
• ISBN 13: 9780939923922
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 456
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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