Ephemeral by Nature - Exploring the Exceptional With a Tennessee Naturalist

In this captivating collection of twelve essays, a testament to a lifetime's fascination with the outdoors and its myriad wonders, naturalist Stephen Lyn Bales examines a variety of flora and fauna that in one way or another can be described as "ephemeral" - that is, fleeting, short-lived, or transient.

About the author

Stephen Lyn Bales, senior naturalist at Ijams Nature Center in Knoxville, is the author of Natural Histories: Stories from the Tennessee Valley and Ghost Birds: Jim Tanner and the Quest for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, 1935-1941, both published by the University of Tennessee Press.

Summary

In this captivating collection of twelve essays, a testament to a lifetime's fascination with the outdoors and its myriad wonders, naturalist Stephen Lyn Bales examines a variety of flora and fauna that in one way or another can be described as "ephemeral" - that is, fleeting, short-lived, or transient.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Lyn Bales
• Publisher: Univeristy of Tennessee Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781621903543
• ISBN: 978-1-62190-354-3
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Die Natur: Sachbuch, NATURE / General, Nature, USA Süden, South Atlantic States, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)