Trees of Eastern North America
Trees of Eastern North America

Author: Gil Nelson

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2014-07-27

Total Pages: 724

ISBN-13: 1400852994

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The most comprehensive and user-friendly field guide to the trees of eastern North America Covering 825 species, more than any comparable field guide, Trees of Eastern North America is the most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use book of its kind. Presenting all the native and naturalized trees of the eastern United States and Canada as far west as the Great Plains—including those species found only in tropical and subtropical Florida and northernmost Canada—the book features superior descriptions; thousands of meticulous color paintings by David More that illustrate important visual details; range maps that provide a thumbnail view of distribution for each native species; "Quick ID" summaries; a user-friendly layout; scientific and common names; the latest taxonomy; information on the most recently naturalized species; keys to leaves and twigs; and an introduction to tree identification, forest ecology, and plant classification and structure. The easy-to-read descriptions present details of size, shape, growth habit, bark, leaves, flowers, fruit, flowering and fruiting times, habitat, and range. Using a broad definition of a tree, the book covers many small, overlooked species normally thought of as shrubs. With its unmatched combination of breadth and depth, this is an essential guide for every tree lover. The most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use field guide to the trees of eastern North America Covers 825 species, more than any comparable guide, including all the native and naturalized trees of the United States and Canada as far west as the Great Plains Features specially commissioned artwork, detailed descriptions, range maps for native species, up-to-date taxonomy and names, and much, much more An essential guide for every tree lover

The Frogs and Toads of North America
The Frogs and Toads of North America

Author: Lang Elliott

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9780618663996

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Covering all 101 species of frogs in the United States and Canada, this book contains natural history information, identification tips, range and habitat information, summaries of behavior, and descriptions of calls. A 70-minute audio compact disc includes the calls of nearly every species.

American Book Trade Directory
American Book Trade Directory

Author: Information Today, Incorporated

Publisher: Information Today

Published: 2003-04

Total Pages: 1952

ISBN-13: 9781573871570

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Finding your way through the hug U.S. book trade community has never been easier! The comprehensive volume profiles nearly 30,000 retail and antiquarian book dealers, plus 1,000 book and magazine wholesalers, distributors, and jobbers--in all 50 states and U.S. territories. This useful tool will help you: - Keep tabs on the entire bookselling industry--from the smallest specialty bookstore to the largest chains.- Locate wholesalers and jobbers for hard-to-find books, software, and audiocassettes.- Track down foreign book dealers, importers, exporters, library collection appraisers, and specialty sidelines. Organized by state and city, entries include store or company size, specialties, years in business, owner and key personnel, contact information (including e-mail addresses), and notations for those businesses that also handle audiocassettes, software, and other sidelines.Youll also find: - A Types-of-Stores Index, listed under bookselling categories - An Index to Wholesale Remainder Dealers, Paperback Distributors, Exporters, and Importers, - And more.

Amphibians and Reptiles of the Pacific Northwest
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Pacific Northwest

Author: Ronald A. Nussbaum

Publisher: Caxton Press

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13:

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Written by outstanding authorities in the field, this Northwest guide tells in interesting and readable fashion how to find and identify the various salamanders, frogs, turtles, lizards, and snakes that inhabit Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia.

Ecological Regions of North America
Ecological Regions of North America

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13:

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This volume represents a first attempt at holistically classifying and mapping ecological regions across all three countries of the North American continent. A common analytical methodology is used to examine North American ecology at multiple scales, from large continental ecosystems to subdivisions of these that correlate more detailed physical and biological settings with human activities on two levels of successively smaller units. The volume begins with an overview of North America from an ecological perspective, concepts of ecological regionalization. This is followed by descriptions of the 15 broad ecological regions, including information on physical and biological setting and human activities. The final section presents case studies in applications of the ecological characterization methodology to environmental issues. The appendix includes a list of common and scientific names of selected species characteristic of the ecological regions.

Parasite Communities: Patterns and Processes
Parasite Communities: Patterns and Processes

Author: Gerald W. Esch

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 9400908377

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We first discussed the possibility of organizing a symposium on helminth communities in June, 1986. At that time, we were engaged in writing a joint paper on potential structuring mechanisms in helminth communities; we disagreed on a number of issues. We felt the reason for such debate was because the discipline was in a great state of flux, with many new concepts and approaches being introduced with increasing frequency. After consider able discussion about the need, scope and the inevitable limitations of such a symposium, we decided that the time was ripe to bring other ecologists, engaged in similar research, face-to-face. There were many individuals from whom to choose; we selected those who were actively publishing on helminth communities or those who had expertise in areas which we felt were particularly appropriate. We compiled a list of potential participants, contacted them and received unanimous support to organize such a symposium. Our intent was to cover several broad areas, fully recognizing that breadth negates depth (at least with a publisher's limitation on the number of pages). We felt it important to consider patterns amongst different kinds of hosts because this is where we had disagreed among ourselves.