Peppered Moths and the Discovery of Parallel Melanism
It's a fascinating read for scientists interested in the bridge between the first efforts to count moths and the sophisticated DNA sequencing and statistical modeling that continue to reveal how these tiny organisms can carry such enormous implications.
What are the challenges we face around water in Western Canada?What are our rights to water? Does water itself have rights? Water Rites: Reimagining Water in the West documents the many ways that water flows through our lives, connecting the humans, animals and plants that all depend on this precious and endangered resource. Essays from ......
In Praise of Ancient Mountains, Old-Growth Forests, and Wilderness
With this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians, James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the region's unique natural character. His compelling photographs of ancient mountains, old-growth forests, rare plants, and powerful waterways reveal the Appalachians' rich scenic beauty, while Chris Bolgiano's interpretive text ......
A Human and Natural History of the Bear River Marsh
Reveals the environmental and historical pressures shaping an essential stretch of land and water in the American West A Reed Shaken with the Wind tells the story of the Bear River Marsh, freshwater and sheltered grasslands on the northeast end of the Great Salt Lake with a complex past. Despite being one of Utah's most renowned hunting and ......
Southern Anthropological Society James Mooney Award An archaeological study of Florida's springs that shows the importance of springs to Florida's people over thousands of years. Throughout their history, Florida's springs have been gathering places for far-flung peoples. In Water from Stone, Jason O'Donoughue discusses the genesis ......
The Lake Tahoe Basin is both a natural treasure and a complex case study in environmental management. Environmental Change in the Lake Tahoe Basin offers a comprehensive assessment of the region's environmental history, current conditions, and future challenges, providing lessons in how science-based policies can drive effective stewardship in ......
The Field Guide to the Woody Plants of the Northern Forest is a compact guide to the ecology, geography, and identification of the trees, shrubs, and wood vines of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. It 272 species, provides 80 quick guides and charts for rapid identification, and contains nearly 3,000 color drawings and photos. ......
With their towering, cinnamon-colored trunks and dusky green canopies, ponderosa pine has long been a charismatic icon of the American West. Yet a quiet unraveling has begun: in the past decade, in a vast area from Santa Fe to the Sierras, more than two hundred million ponderosa have died. While some trees will survive in cooler places, scientists ......
A memoir, tribute to a once-endangered species, and natural history, Return of the Osprey recounts the many discoveries David Gessner made when he immersed himself for an entire nesting season in the lives of the ospreys that had returned to his seagirt corner of Cape Cod. The osprey, hailed by Roger Tory Peterson as the symbol of the New ......
