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Prairie

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Candace Savage's acclaimed and beautifully written guide to the ecology of the prairies, now revised and updated.Praise for the previous edition of Prairie: "Impelled with its sense of the miraculous in nature."-Globe and MailThis revised edition of Prairie features a new preface along with updated research on the effects of climate change on an increasingly vulnerable landscape.It also offers new information on: · conservation of threatened species, including the black-tailed prairie dog and farmland birds; · grassland loss and conservation; · the health of rivers and the water table; · the effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on prairie wetlands; · the benefits of regenerative agriculture. Illustrated with elegant black-and-white line drawings and maps, this award-winning tome continues to be a highly readable guide to understanding the ecology, geological history, biodiversity, and resilience of the prairies.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781771645942
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 336
  • Utgitt:
  • 1. juni 2020
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 216x141x23 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 464 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 29. november 2024

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Candace Savage's acclaimed and beautifully written guide to the ecology of the prairies, now revised and updated.Praise for the previous edition of Prairie:
"Impelled with its sense of the miraculous in nature."-Globe and MailThis revised edition of Prairie features a new preface along with updated research on the effects of climate change on an increasingly vulnerable landscape.It also offers new information on:
· conservation of threatened species, including the black-tailed prairie dog and farmland birds;
· grassland loss and conservation;
· the health of rivers and the water table;
· the effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on prairie wetlands;
· the benefits of regenerative agriculture.

Illustrated with elegant black-and-white line drawings and maps, this award-winning tome continues to be a highly readable guide to understanding the ecology, geological history, biodiversity, and resilience of the prairies.

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