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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: R. Scot DuncanPublisher: The University of Alabama Press Imprint: The University of Alabama Press ISBN: 9780817361280ISBN 10: 0817361286 Pages: 500 Publication Date: 15 March 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews"""Duncan pulls us in to his fold with an engaging first-person writing style, not an easy task with such a deep trove of scientific, political, cultural, and historical information."" --James B. McClintock, author of A Naturalist Goes Fishing: Casting in Fragile Waters from the Gulf of Mexico to New Zealand's South Island; Lost Antarctica: Adventures in a Disappearing Land; and The Diversity of Invertebrates: Gulf of Mexico edition ""R. Scot Duncan's [Southern Rivers: Restoring America's Freshwater Biodiversity] is an excellent and original synthesis of the Southeast's water marvels, problems, threats, and solutions. Duncan provides a personalized meta-meditation on the region's rivers and coastlines in a rich context anchored in biological diversity and human history."" --Chris Manganiello, author of Southern Water, Southern Power: How the Politics of Cheap Energy and Water Scarcity Shaped a Region ""The rivers of the southeastern United States, with their remarkable diversity of life, are among Earth's greatest gifts. Duncan makes an eloquent and compelling case for why we need to save them - and how we can do it. Southern Rivers imbues us with honest hope for a future where humanity and healthy rivers can thrive side-by-side. The question is, will we take action in time? --Sandra Postel, author of Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity" Author InformationR. Scot Duncan is a biologist and executive director of Alabama Audubon. He is author of Southern Wonder: Alabama's Surprising Biodiversity, winner of the Southern Environmental Law Center's 2014 Phil Reed Environmental Writing Award, and the Southeastern Library Association's 2013 Overall Excellence: Hard Cover Award. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |