Finding Home in the Sandy Lands of the South: A Naturalist's Journey in Florida - Couverture souple

Putz, Prof Francis E. "Jack"

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1505451795 ISBN 13 : 9781505451795

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

The natural history of Florida comes alive in this merry romp through its sandhills and swamps. Join naturalist Jack Putz as he discovers home where the soils are sandy and the accents Southern. Each essay in this series brings alive some aspect of familiar nature in the Sunshine State. With sprinklings of history and culture, the author shares his insights about the Spanish moss draping your live oaks and the pocket gophers tunneling in your yard. He shows that exciting nature is often readily accessible, just outside the door, underfoot, and overhead. The subtext in the 52 nature essays that compose this volume is the author’s personal struggle to accept Florida and the South as his home. The path he takes to this personal discovery slogs through cypress swamps, climbs into the canopies of savanna live oaks, and chases fox squirrels through longleaf pine savannas. Along the way he shares his botanical and ecological insights about everything from sand grains to hurricanes. There’s something here for readers interested in wild edible plants, those who are curious about Tung Blossom Queens, and anyone interested in foraging for wild edibles.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jack is a professor of biology and forestry at the University of Florida and a Senior Research Associate with the Center for International Forestry in Indonesia. His research focuses on the ecological basis of forest management in the tropics and on the southeastern coastal plain. He has published more than 300 research articles, essays, and reviews on a wide variety of topics that range from biomechanics and ecophysiology to ethnobotany and fire ecology. Jack humility is enhanced by his attempts to practice on his own land the ecosystem management practices about which he preaches. He received his Ph.D. at Cornell University, held a post-doctoral position at Oxford University, and was the Prince Bernhard Professor of International Conservation at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1505451795
• ISBN 13: 9781505451795
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 130
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible