Longleaf, far as the eye can see : a new vision of North America's richest forest / Bill Finch [and others] ; foreword by E.O. Wilson.

Other author Finch, Bill.
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2012.
Descriptionx, 176 pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 32 cm
Subjects
Longleaf pine--Southern States.
Forest management--Southern States.
Forest ecology--Southern States.
Forest conservation--Southern States.
Forest restoration--Southern States.
Southern States--Environmental conditions.

Contents The Legend -- Where People Came to Heal and Play -- A Most Peculiar Entertainment -- The Tree -- How to Know You're Standing under Longleaf -- The Prometheus Pine -- The Forest -- Tigers of the Bog -- A Very Old Woodpecker Has the Last Word on Fire -- The Range -- In Defense of Our Country -- Fire and Rain -- The Future -- Where City Meets Forest : Gardens Made by Longleaf -- Making Fire Possible Again -- Epilogue: Longleaf's Future Starts Here.
Abstract Longleaf forests once covered 92 million acres from Texas to Maryland to Florida. These grand old-growth pines were the "alpha tree" of the largest forest ecosystem in North America and have come to define the southern forest. But a complex web of factors has reduced those forests so that longleaf is now found only on 3 million acres. Fortunately, longleaf forests are once again spreading across the South. This book invites readers to experience the astounding beauty and significance of the majestic longleaf ecosystem.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 165-167) and index.
Acquisitions source Joyner NC copy Purchased from Amazon 11/27/2012
LCCN 2012007566
ISBN9780807835753 (cloth: alk. paper)
ISBN0807835757 (cloth: alk. paper)

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Joyner NC Stacks - Oversize SD397.P59 L65 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold