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Overview"This visually stunning portrait of Alabama's many diverse wetland habitats and their associated plants and animals is a passionate plea for their thoughtful care and protection. Alabama could easily be called the """"Aquatic State,"""" It has an abundant supply of rain with countless streams, rivers, lakes, swamps, bogs, bottomlands, and bays that capture and channel this freshwater. An estimated 20 percent of the nation's total freshwater works its way through this small physical land area that ranges from the temperate foothills of the Appalachians to the semitropical Gulf coast. Alabama's varied watery realms have harbored and continue to sustain a rich diversity of plant and animal species virtually unequaled on the continent. With Discovering Alabama Wetlands, ecologist-educator Doug Phillips and photographer Robert Falls celebrate these productive natural habitats. One hundred color photographs and a data-rich text illustrate the natural beauty and serenity of these special places while explaining their vital role in filtering toxins and sediment from groundwater, nourishing a quifers, and preventing flooding. Special focus is given to key areas - Little River Canyon National Preserve a top Lookout Mountain; Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in the backwater of the Tennessee River, a major attraction for wintering waterfowl; the 100-mile-long Sipsey River and Swamp, slowly wending its way through the central part of the state; and the vast Mobile Tensaw Delta, a remarkable inland estuary that has been designated a World Wildlife Biosphere. But the authors also explore lesser coastal estuaries, pitcher-plant bogs, limestone seeps, and prairie marshes as important mini-habitats supporting rare and sometimes endemic species. This book sounds a strong warning for fragile, dwindling wetlarids. Phillips explains that more tha half of the original area of Alabama wetlands - 4 million acres - has already been lost to two centuries of excessive timbering practices, agricultural drainage, suburban sprawl, and siltation. In reasoned, direct prose, he encourages readers to adopt a proactive attitude in protecting their nearby wetland areas, areas that will be essential to economic stability and the quality of life in Alabama for generations. With this beautifully illustrated album, Phillips and Falls offer their eloquent statement for wetlands protection." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Doug Phillips , Robert P. Falls Sr , Edward O. WilsonPublisher: The University of Alabama Press Imprint: The University of Alabama Press Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 0.333kg ISBN: 9780817311711ISBN 10: 0817311718 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 30 August 2002 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsThis tribute to the inherent biological diversity of Alabama and the South highlights the natural heritage of a nation.—Whit Gibbons, University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Few books or articles successfully combine art, aesthetics, and basic environmental science in a format suitable for the general reader as does this one.—Douglas E. Jones, coauthor of Fossil Vertebrates of Alabama Few books or articles successfully combine art, aesthetics, and basic environmental science in a format suitable for the general reader as does this one. —Douglas E. Jones, coauthor of Fossil Vertebrates of Alabama This tribute to the inherent biological diversity of Alabama and the South highlights the natural heritage of a nation. —Whit Gibbons, University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Author InformationDoug Phillips is Coordinator for Environmental Information and Education with the Alabama Museum of Natural History and producer of the award-winning Public Television series Discovering Alabama. Robert P. Falls Sr. is a professional photographer specializing in wildlife and nature whose work has been featured in many national publications and whose book Exploring Gulf Islands National Seashore was published by Globe Pequot in 2001. Edward O. Wilson is Curator in Entomology and Mellon Professor of the Sciences Emeritus at Harvard University and Pulitzer Prize - winning author of several books, including Biophilia and The Diversity of Life. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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