Sales Information Forgotten Grasslands of the South
Trim Size: 7 x 10 Pages: 320 Copyright: 2012
Natural History and Conservation Reed Noss ISBN
Price
Hardcover
978-1-59726-488-4 $ 70.00 Paperback 978-1-59726-489-1 $ 35.00
DiscounW Island Press Short Island Press Short
Fall 2012
Season Fall 2012 Fall 2012
Bookstore Categories NATURE / Ecology NATURE / Ecology
Competing Titles
Previous Works
There are no directly comparative titles; books with some thematic overlap include:
Reed Noss and Allen Cooperrider, Saving Nature's Legacy: Protecting And Restoring Biodiversity, Island Press, 1994, $42.50 hc.
R.C. Anderson, J.S. Fralish, and J. Baskin, eds., The Savanna, Barren, and Rock Outcrop Communities of North America, Cambridge University Press, 1999, $95.00 pb. Whitney, D.B. Means, and A. Rudloe , Priceless Florida: Natural Ecosystems and Native Species, Pineapple Press, 2004, $29.95 pb.
Reed Noss, Michael O’Connell, and Dennis Murphy, The Science of Conservation Planning: Habitat Conservation Under The Endangered Species Act, Island Press, 1997, $35.00 pb. Reed Noss, Ed., The Redwood Forest: History, Ecology, and Conservation of the Coast Redwoods, Island press, 2000, $35.00 pb.
Sales Handle A beautifully written, scientific study of a neglected, biologically rich, and endangered ecosystem
What is this book about? Forgotten Grasslands of the South is the study of one of the biologically richest and most endangered ecosystems in North America. In a seamless blend of science and personal observation, renowned ecologist Reed Noss explains the natural history of southern grasslands, their origin and history, and the physical determinants of grassland distribution, including ecology, soils, landform, and hydrology. These grasslands span Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, eastern Texas, eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, and southern Missouri. In addition to offering fascinating new information about these little-studied ecosystems, Noss demonstrates how natural history is central to the practice of conservation. Although theory and experimentation have recently dominated the field of ecology, ecologists are coming to realize how these distinct approaches are not divergent but complementary. This long-awaited work sets a new standard for scientific literature and is essential reading for those who study and work to conserve the grasslands of the South.
Selling Points — Reed Noss is a passionate narrator and eloquent writer, who brings scientific insight, literary talent, and near cult-status within the larger conservation biology community. — The first book to offer a comprehensive look at the natural and human history, ecology, distribution, and conservation of Southern grasslands — The book’s unifying theme—the critical role of ecological processes in healthy landscapes—is becoming more and more significant to the conservation biology community.
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