The Natural History of Puget Sound Country

Arthur Kruckeberg , a Northwest naturalist for forty years, is professor emeritus of botany at the University of Washington.

List of contents

Preface

Introduction

The Lay of the Land: Landforms and Geology of the Puget Sound Basin

Climate and Weather

The Inland Sea

Marine Life in Puget Sound

Life on Land: Lowland Forests

Lakes, "Prairies," and Other Nonforested Lowland Habitats

Montane Natural History of the Puget Sound Basin

Water and the Quality of Life

Aboriginal Indians in the Puget Sound Basin

The European Impact on Puget Country

Appendix 1: The Naming of Plants and Animals

Appendix 2: Place Names and Kindred Matters for the Puget Basin

Appendix 3: Chronology of Happenings in the Puget Sound Basin and the Pacific Northwest

Appendix 4: Threatened and Endangered Wildlife in Washington

Appendix 5: Soils of the Puget Basin

Bibliography

References Cited

For Further Reading

Credits

Index

About the author

Renowned Northwest naturalist Arthur R. Kruckeberg (1920-2016) was professor of botany at the University of Washington for nearly four decades; a co-founder of the Washington Native Plant Society; and the creator, along with his wife, Mareen, of the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden in Shoreline, Washington. He was the author of The Natural History of Puget Sound Country and Geology and Plant Life: The Effects of Landforms and Rock Types on Plants, as well as previous editions of Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest.

Summary

Reveals the natural history of the Puget Sound region. This book begins with a discussion of how the ice ages and vulcanism shaped the land and examines the natural attributes of the region - flora and fauna, climate, special habitats, life histories of key organisms - as they pertain to the ecosystem. It contains over three hundred photographs.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur R Kruckeberg, Arthur R. Kruckeberg
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1995
• EAN: 9780295974774
• ISBN: 978-0-295-97477-4
• No. of pages: 488
• Dimensions: 197 mm x 254 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 1474 g
• Illustrations: 400 illus.
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• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous