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Author:

Haskell, David George.

Title:

The forest unseen : a year's watch in nature / David George Haskell.

Publisher:

Viking,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

xiv, 268 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Old growth forest ecology--Tennessee.
Old growth forests--Tennessee.
Natural history--Tennessee.
Seasons--Tennessee.
Nature observation--Tennessee.
Haskell, David George.
Philosophy of nature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

In this wholly original book, biologist David Haskell uses a one-square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest as a window onto the entire natural world. Visiting it almost daily for one year to trace nature's path through the seasons, he brings the forest and its inhabitants to vivid life. Each short chapter begins with a simple observation: a salamander scuttling across the leaf litter; the first blossom of spring wildflowers. From these, Haskell spins a web of biology and ecology, explaining the science that binds together the tiniest microbes and the largest mammals and describing the ecosystems that have cycled for thousands--sometimes millions--of years. Each visit to the forest presents a nature story in miniature as Haskell elegantly teases out the intricate relationships that order the creatures and plants that call it home. Written with grace and empathy, The Forest Unseen is a grand tour of nature in all its profundity.--From publisher description.

ISBN:

067002337X
9780670023370

OCLC:

(OCoLC)733230709

LCCN:

2011037552

Locations:

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USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

TGPD826 -- LeClaire Community Library (Le Claire)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

HRPE845 -- Sioux Center Public Library (Sioux Center)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

BNPD611 -- Winterset Public Library (Winterset)