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Crossroads of the natural world : exploring North Carolina with Tom Earnhardt / foreword by William G. Ross Jr.

Earnhardt, Tom, (author.).

Summary:

"In this richly illustrated love letter to the wild places and natural wonders of North Carolina, Tom Earnhardt, writer and host of UNC-TV's 'Exploring North Carolina' and lifelong conservationist, seamlessly ties deep geological time and forgotten species from our distant past to the unparalleled biodiversity of today. With varied topography and a climate that is simultaneously subtropical, temperate, and subarctic, he shows that North Carolina is a meeting place for living things more commonly found far to the north and south. Highlighting the ways in which the state is a unique ecological crossroads, Earnhardt's research, insightful writing, and stunning photography will both teach and inspire"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781469606996
  • ISBN: 1469606992
  • ISBN: 9781469669342
  • ISBN: 146966934X
  • Physical Description: ix, 314 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2013]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-308) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I A Tar Heel Time Line The Early Years -- 1 Three Elephants in the Basement 13 -- 2 Human Antiquity 29 -- 3 Triassic Trilogy 46 -- 4 Tar Heel Time 62 -- Part II Diversity and Boundaries -- 5 Butterflies-Without the Worms 85 -- 6 Canadians, Mechanics, and Biodiversity 104 -- 7 Natural Boundaries and Communities 121 -- 8 Understanding Nature's Calendar 140 -- Part III Voices for the Wilderness Saving the Best -- 9 Stewardship and Awe 159 -- 10 Muses, Mentors, and Slow Boats 177 -- 11 "Notanologists," Scientists, and Naturalists 193 -- Part IV Trouble at the Crossroads Decision Time -- 12 Aliens on the Land 215 -- 13 Buffers and Basins 235 -- 14 Living with an Ephemeral Coastline 251 -- 15 Nature at the Crossroads 267.
Subject:
Biodiversity > North Carolina.
Natural history > North Carolina.

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