9780881504200-0881504203-Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England

Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England

ISBN-13: 9780881504200
ISBN-10: 0881504203
Edition: 1
Author: Tom Wessels, Brian D. Cohen, Ann H. Zwinger
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: Countryman Press
Format: Paperback 200 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780881504200
ISBN-10: 0881504203
Edition: 1
Author: Tom Wessels, Brian D. Cohen, Ann H. Zwinger
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: Countryman Press
Format: Paperback 200 pages

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Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England (ISBN-13: 9780881504200 and ISBN-10: 0881504203), written by authors Tom Wessels, Brian D. Cohen, Ann H. Zwinger, was published by Countryman Press in 2005. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other Biological Sciences (Natural History, Nature & Ecology, Nature Writing & Essays) books. You can easily purchase or rent Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Biological Sciences books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $3.24.

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Landscape is much more than scenery to be observed or even terrain to be traveled, as this fascinating and many-layered book vividly shows us. Etched into the land is the history of how we have inhabited it, the storms and fires that have shaped it, and its response to these and other changes.

An intrepid sleuth and articulate tutor, Wessels teaches us to read a landscape the way we might solve a mystery. What exactly is the meaning of all those stone walls in the middle of the forest? Why do beech and birch trees have smooth bark when the bark of all other northern species is rough? How do you tell the age of a beaver pond and determine if beavers still live there? Why are pine trees dominant in one patch of forest and maples in another? What happened to the American chestnut? Turn to this book for the answers, and no walk in the woods will ever be the same. 60 black-and-white etchings and illustrations
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