Eastern Forests (Peterson Field Guides)
by John C. Kricher
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Provides an introduction to patterns of forest ecology, looks at each of the major forest types of eastern North America, examines changes that occur as abandoned fields turn into forests, features background on the process of adaptation and natural selection, and describes forest changes in each of the four seasons.Tags
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Excellent, quick reference for the lay forester.
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John Kricher, a professor of biology at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, has led ecotours to many places around the world, including the Galapagos Islands, coastal New England, the Pacific Northwest, Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru, Trinidad, and Ecuador
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- Canonical title
- Eastern Forests (Peterson Field Guides) (Peterson Field Guides)
- Alternate titles
- Field guide to ecology of easter forests North America
- Original publication date
- 1988
- Important places
- Eastern North America; North America
- Original language
- English
- Disambiguation notice
- also published as A Field Guide to the Ecology of Eastern Forests: North America
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- 495
- Popularity
- 60,610
- Reviews
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- Rating
- (3.50)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- UPCs
- 2
- ASINs
- 13
