The forest unseen : a year's watch in nature / David George Haskell.
Haskell, David George.
2012
QH105.T2 H37 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
The forest unseen : a year's watch in nature / David George Haskell.
Author
Haskell, David George.
ISBN
9780670023370
067002337X
Publication Details
New York : Viking, 2012.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 268 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
QH105.T2 H37 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
577.309768
Summary
In this wholly original book, biologist David Haskell uses a one-square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest as a window onto the entire natural world. Visiting it almost daily for one year to trace nature's path through the seasons, he brings the forest and its inhabitants to vivid life. Each short chapter begins with a simple observation: a salamander scuttling across the leaf litter; the first blossom of spring wildflowers. From these, Haskell spins a web of biology and ecology, explaining the science that binds together the tiniest microbes and the largest mammals and describing the ecosystems that have cycled for thousands--sometimes millions--of years. Each visit to the forest presents a nature story in miniature as Haskell elegantly teases out the intricate relationships that order the creatures and plants that call it home. Written with grace and empathy, The Forest Unseen is a grand tour of nature in all its profundity.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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January 1st : Partnerships
January 17th : Kepler's gift
January 21st : The experiment
January 30th : Winter plants
February 2nd : Footprints
February 16th : Moss
February 28th : Salamander
March 13th : Hepatica
March 13th : Snails
March 25th : Spring ephemerals
April 2nd : Chainsaw
April 2nd : Flowers
April 8th : Xylem
April 14th : Moth
April 16th : Sunrise birds
April 22nd : Walking seeds
April 29th : Earthquake
May 7th : Wind
May 18th : Herbivory
May 25th : Ripples
June 2nd : Quest
June 10th : Ferns
June 20th : A tangle
July 2nd : Fungi
July 13th : Fireflies
July 27th : Sunfleck
August 1st : Eft and coyote
August 8th : Earthstar
August 26th : Katydid
September 21st : Medicine
September 23rd : Caterpillar
September 23rd : Vulture
September 26th : Migrants
October 5th : Alarm waves
October 14th : Samara
October 29th : Faces
November 5th : Light
November 15th : Sharp-skinned hawk
November 23st : Twigs
December 3rd : Litter
December 6th : Underground bestiary
December 26th : Treetops
December 31st : Watching.

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