Reading the Forested Landscape A Natural History of New England

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.

ISBN:	9780881504200
Publisher:	Countryman Press
Imprint:	The Countryman Press
Published date:	20 Sep 2005
DEWEY:	577.30974
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	199
Weight:	500g
Height:	232mm
Width:	206mm
Spine width:	13mm

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