A Peterson Field Guide To Eastern Forests - North America

Informationen zum Autor JOHN KRICHER is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Wheaton College, Norton, MA, where for 48 years he taught ecology, ornithology, and vertebrate evolution. He is a Fellow in the American Ornithologists Union and is past president of the Association of Field Ornithologists, the Wilson Ornithological Society, and the Nuttall Ornithological Club. He has served on the board of the American Birding Association. Gordon Morrison is a well-known naturalist whose work has been praised by Roger Tory Peterson as "Marvelous, beautiful, excellent . . . Morrison’s work is so inspiring that I wish such clear material was available when I was slowly learning ecology. . . . We owe a debt of gratitude to Gordon for his interpretive skills as an artist. He is a superb teacher who uses visual methods." Robert Bateman likened his work to that of Albrecht Durer and Andrew Wyeth. Gordon Morrison makes his home in Massachusetts. JOHN KRICHER is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Wheaton College, Norton, MA, where for 48 years he taught ecology, ornithology, and vertebrate evolution. He is a Fellow in the American Ornithologists Union and is past president of the Association of Field Ornithologists, the Wilson Ornithological Society, and the Nuttall Ornithological Club. He has served on the board of the American Birding Association. Klappentext This field guide includes all the flora and fauna you're most likely to see in the forests of eastern North America. With 53 full-color plates and 80 color photos illustrating trees, birds, mammals, wildflowers, mushrooms, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, moths, beetles, and other insects. Zusammenfassung This field guide includes all the flora and fauna you're most likely to see in the forests of eastern North America. With 53 full-color plates and 80 color photos illustrating trees, birds, mammals, wildflowers, mushrooms, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, moths, beetles, and other insects. ...

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• Autori: John Kricher, John C. Kricher, John C./ Morrison Kricher, Gordon Morrison, National Audubon Society
• Con la collaborazione di: John Kricher (Fotografo), John Kricher (Fotografie), Gordon Morrison (Illustrazione), Roger Tory Peterson (Editore)
• Editore: Collins US
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.10.1998
• EAN: 9780395928950
• ISBN: 978-0-395-92895-0
• Pagine: 512
• Serie: Peterson Field Guides (Paperba; Peterson Field Guides
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura; Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Natura: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Agricoltura, giardinaggio; silvicoltura, pesca, alimentazione; HISTORY: WORLD, NATURE: Animals / Wildlife, SCIENCE: Earth Sciences / General, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: SCIENCE & NATURE, SCIENCE: Natural History, NATURE: Birdwatching Guides, NATURE: Animals / Birds, NATURE: Ecology, SCIENCE: Earth Sciences / Geology, NATURE: Plants / Trees