Walden Warming - Climate Change Comes to Thoreau''s Woods

In his notes on the natural history of Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau records the first open flowers of highbush blueberry on May 11, 1853. In the 160 years since his writings, warming temperatures have pushed blueberry flowering three weeks earlier. This book tracks the effects of a warming climate on Concord's plants and animals.

About the author

Richard B. Primack is professor of biology at Boston University. He is the author of Essentials of Conservation Biology and A Primer of Conservation Biology and coauthor of Tropical Rain Forests: An Ecological and Biogeographical Comparison. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts.

Summary

In his notes on the natural history of Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau records the first open flowers of highbush blueberry on May 11, 1853. In the 160 years since his writings, warming temperatures have pushed blueberry flowering three weeks earlier. This book tracks the effects of a warming climate on Concord's plants and animals.

Product details

• Authors: Richard B. Primack, Richard B. (Boston University) Primack, Primack Richard B.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2014
• EAN: 9780226682686
• ISBN: 978-0-226-68268-6
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; NATURE / General, SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, Massachusetts, natural history, Nature and the natural world: general interest