The Vegetation of Wisconsin
The Vegetation of Wisconsin

Author: John Thomas Curtis

Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press

Published: 1959-11-15

Total Pages: 718

ISBN-13: 9780299019402

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One of the most important contributions in the field of plant ecology during the twentieth century, this definitive survey established the geographical limits, species compositions, and as much as possible of the environmental relations of the communities composing the vegetation of Wisconsin.

Paving Alaska's Trails
Paving Alaska's Trails

Author: Claus-M. Naske

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13:

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Traces the development of the structure of the Road Commission and describes how Alaska's road system grew from less than a dozen miles of wagon road shortly after the turn of the century, to a network of 10,000 miles of roads by the time the Commission went out of existence in 1956.

The Collembola of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Part II: Entomobryomorpha and Symphypleona
The Collembola of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Part II: Entomobryomorpha and Symphypleona

Author: Arne Fjellberg

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2007-08-31

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9047423917

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This volume completes the survey of the ca. 400 species of springtails, which can be found in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, the Faroes and the Arctic Islands and includes the sections Entomobryomorpha and Symphypleona. The first volume, published in 1998, covered Poduromorpha. Identification keys and full descriptions of the species are richly illustrated by line drawings. Photos are provided for some species displaying characteristic patterns of pigmentation. New diagnostic characters, including sensillary chaetotaxy and details of the mouth apparatus, are introduced. With the appearence of this book soil scientists and the interested amateur have now a modern tool to identify all species of Nordic springtails. In addition the habitat preferences and geographical distribuition are summarised. The book will be of general interest to everyone working on springtail identification.

The Real Katie Lavender
The Real Katie Lavender

Author: Erica James

Publisher: Orion

Published: 2011-11-10

Total Pages: 509

ISBN-13: 1409130835

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A secret that changed everything... 'A great big romantic, emotional and involving read' Woman & Home 'With marvellous writing, eccentric characters and a great plot, this has it all' Closer 'This will make you giggle and weep in equal measure' Woman Katie Lavender has always thought she was pretty unshockable, until a year after her mother's death she receives a letter from a solicitor telling her that the man she thought was her father, in fact wasn't. Her real father, a man named Stirling Nightingale, has for years been building a trust fund for her. And now she's of an age to collect it. But Katie's not interested in the money. She wants to know about the man instead. So decides to do some snooping. She tracks him down to a beautiful riverside home on the night he's hosting a birthday party for his ninety-year-old mother. And as she's hovering outside, Katie is mistaken for a replacement waitress - an opportunity just too good to miss. And so Katie discovers that the Nightingales are far from your normal family...But what makes a normal family anyway?