The Nature of Southeast Alaska: A Guide to Plants, Animals, and Habitats (Alaska Geographic) - Softcover

Carstensen, Richard; Armstrong, Robert H; O'Clair, Rita M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0882409905 ISBN 13: 9780882409900

Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books, 2014

Synopsis

Everything you ever wanted to know about the flora and fauna of Southeast Alaska is contained in the third edition of this lively field guide to the natural world, from bears to banana slugs, mountains to murrelets. The unique features of the book include
 
In-depth information about how wildlife coexists with the environment
Detailed discussions of mammals, birds, fish, invertebrates, fungi, and plants
Detailed map of wilderness areas in Southeast Alaska
More than 200 black-and-white illustrations
A bibliography, list of common and scientific names, and an index
In-depth guide to Southeast Alaska’s flora and fauna; more than an identification manual, Nature explores how the species and habitats encountered in the woods and waters of Southeast Alaska fit into the bigger picture.

New to this edition:

• More than 100 new illustrations than in the previous edition, many never before published, as well as new maps and photos
• Major expansion of sections on geology, old-growth forests, marine mammals, and amphibians
• Fifty-two new sidebars—written in the first person to give the text a more personal touch­—that describe recent findings or experiences.
• Sweeping updates and elaborations to chapter narratives—often thanks to technology unknown in 1992.

 

About this title

Book Description:

Everything you ever wanted to know about the flora and fauna of Southeast Alaska contained a field guide that is actually fun to read. Highlighting the most fascinating and unusual aspects of the area's natural history, this update is also a guide to the most frequently seen plants and animals.

About the Author:

O'Clair taught biology on the faculty of the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau, Alaska, for fifteen years, leaving in 1993 to devote full time to writing. She has a Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Washington in Seattle.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0882409905
• ISBN 13: 9780882409900
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 310