The Nature Of Alaska

Author : James Kavanagh
Publisher : Waterford Press Field Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781583553022
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nature of Florida written by James Kavanagh and published by Waterford Press Field Guides. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida is home to an astonishing diversity of wildlife species including over 500 birds, 98 mammals, 198 reptiles and amphibians, hundreds of fresh and saltwater fishes and thousands of species of invertebrates. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights more than 380 familiar plants and animals and dozens of Florida's outstanding natural attractions. It is an indispensable single reference for amateur naturalists, students and tourists alike. Made in the USA.

Author : Richard Carstensen
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 0882409298
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nature of Southeast Alaska written by Richard Carstensen and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2014-03-03 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Unlike the standard nature guides that explain how to recognize common animals, Nature stresses the web of interrelationships that link the regional flora and fauna. This affectionate examination of some of North America’s most spectacular surviving old-growth forests will delight backpackers and armchair naturalists.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review Everything you ever wanted to know about the flora and fauna of Southeast Alaska is contained in the third edition of this lively field guide to the natural world, from bears to banana slugs, mountains to murrelets. The authors, who are both Alaskan residents and biologists, combine scientific research with personal experiences to make a definitive field guide for residents of or visitors to Southeast Alaska. The unique features of the book include: In-depth information about how wildlife coexists with the environment Detailed discussions of mammals, birds, fish, invertebrates, fungi, and plants Detailed map of wilderness areas in Southeast Alaska More than 200 black-and-white illustrations A bibliography, list of common and scientific names, and an index New to this edition: More than 100 new illustrations, many never before published, as well as new maps and photos Major expansion of sections on geology, old-growth forests, marine mammals, and amphibians Fifty-two new sidebars—written in the first person to give the text a more personal touch­—that describe recent findings or experiences. Sweeping updates and elaborations to chapter narratives—often thanks to technology unknown in 1992. In-depth guide to Southeast Alaska’s flora and fauna; more than an identification manual, Nature explores how the species and habitats encountered in the woods and waters of Southeast Alaska fit into the bigger picture.

Author : James Kavanagh
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nature of Alaska written by James Kavanagh and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Kavanagh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780964022553
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Nature of Alaska written by James Kavanagh and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best-selling series of field guides provide a simplified introduction to the flora, fauna, and outstanding natural attractions in California, Florida, Alaska, and Arizona.

Author : James Kavanagh
Publisher : Waterford Press
ISBN 13 : 9781620051368
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hawaii Nature Set written by James Kavanagh and published by Waterford Press. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hawaii Nature Set offers the best in wildlife and plant identification for The Aloha State. The set includes three 12-panel, laminated, folding Pocket Naturalist Guides to Hawaii: Trees & Wildflowers, Birds, and Wildlife. Set is value-priced and is attractively packaged in an acetate bag.

Author : John A. Murray
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195076052
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Republic of Rivers written by John A. Murray and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1992-05-07 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an advance reading sampler for "A republic of rivers: three centuries of nature writing from Alaska and the Yukon."

Author : Robert Campbell
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812201523
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Darkest Alaska written by Robert Campbell and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Alaska became a mining bonanza, it was a scenic bonanza, a place larger in the American imagination than in its actual borders. Prior to the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897, thousands of scenic adventurers journeyed along the Inside Passage, the nearly thousand-mile sea-lane that snakes up the Pacific coast from Puget Sound to Icy Strait. Both the famous—including wilderness advocate John Muir, landscape painter Albert Bierstadt, and photographers Eadweard Muybridge and Edward Curtis—and the long forgotten—a gay ex-sailor, a former society reporter, an African explorer, and a neurasthenic Methodist minister—returned with fascinating accounts of their Alaskan journeys, becoming advance men and women for an expanding United States. In Darkest Alaska explores the popular images conjured by these travelers' tales, as well as their influence on the broader society. Drawing on lively firsthand accounts, archival photographs, maps, and other ephemera of the day, historian Robert Campbell chronicles how Gilded Age sightseers were inspired by Alaska's bounty of evolutionary treasures, tribal artifacts, geological riches, and novel thrills to produce a wealth of highly imaginative reportage about the territory. By portraying the territory as a "Last West" ripe for American conquest, tourists helped pave the way for settlement and exploitation.

Author : Ronald L. Smith
Publisher : Danforth Book Distribution
ISBN 13 : 9781887542746
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interior and Northern Alaska written by Ronald L. Smith and published by Danforth Book Distribution. This book was released on 2008 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did these creatures manage to survive the extremes of Alaska's environment? How were the Alaskan dinosaurs different from their counterparts elsewhere in the world? How have present-day animals and plants adapted to the harsh winters? Open up Ron Smith's world and learn that the answer is not just in what these creatures are - their size or what color or type of skin covering - but also in what they do. Smith highlights the most interesting of Alaska's residents - the towering grizzly as well as the petite pika, the "coat-changing" ptarmigan and the ever-popular salmon - to reveal nature at its amazing best. This insatiably curious scientist asks questions we'd never think of to discover the wonder of this wild land. How can a ponderously slow-growing evergreen ever hope to survive when it's surrounded by the rapidly growing deciduous trees? Building upon the discoveries of Alaska's extinct dinosaurs and plants and the interrelationship of current species, Smith looks to the futu

Author : Harold Stowell
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
ISBN 13 : 1602231338
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geology of Southeast Alaska written by Harold Stowell and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2006-03-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most powerful forces on earth have shaped the landscape of Southeast Alaska. Scientists and visitors from around the world trek north to experience wild rivers, powerful glaciers, and breathtaking mountain peaks. Now, for the first time, a handy guide to the region is available. Complete with color illustrations revealing millions of years of geological history and in-depth descriptions of Sitka, Juneau, and Glacier Bay, Geology of Southeast Alaska is essential reading for anyone fascinated by rock and ice in motion. Written by a geologist with over twenty-five years of experience in the north, Geology of Southeast Alaska will entertain and inform with abundant photographs and detailed drawings. Whether you want to understand the forces that shaped the state of Alaska, or you want to learn the basics of glacial movement, this compact, authoritative book is for you.

Author : Dale M. Brown (Author and editor at Time-Life Books)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780809411511
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild Alaska written by Dale M. Brown (Author and editor at Time-Life Books) and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: