| Wild North Carolina: Discovering the Wonders of Our State's Natural Communities Contributor(s): Blevins, David (Author), Schafale, Michael P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 080783467X ISBN-13: 9780807834671 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $33.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Wildlife - Nature | Ecology |
| Dewey: 508.756 |
| LCCN: 2010034638 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 10.31" W x 9.21" (2.19 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Celebrating the beauty, diversity, and significance of the state's natural landscapes, Wild North Carolina provides an engaging, beautifully illustrated introduction to North Carolina's interconnected webs of plant and animal life. From dunes and marshes to high mountain crags, through forests, swamps, savannas, ponds, pocosins, and flatrocks, David Blevins and Michael Schafale reveal in words and photographs natural patterns of the landscape that will help readers see familiar places in a new way and new places with a sense of familiarity. Wild North Carolina introduces the full range of the state's diverse natural communities, each brought to life with compelling accounts of their significance and meaning, arresting photographs featuring broad vistas and close-ups, and details on where to go to experience them first hand. Blevins and Schafale provide nature enthusiasts of all levels with the insights they need to value the state's natural diversity, highlighting the reasons plants and animals are found where they are, as well as the challenges of conserving these special places. |
Contributor Bio(s): Blevins, David: - David Blevins is a nature photographer and forest ecologist. His work is inspired by an appreciation of the natural patterns found in what at first seems to be a chaotic world.Schafale, Michael P.: - Michael P. Schafale has worked as a community ecologist for the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program for twenty-seven years, focusing on the classification, tracking, conservation, and stewardship of natural communities. |