AMC Field Guide to New England Alpine Summits
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (984 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1878239384 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Slack of Eighty-Five Acres: A Field Guide to the Adirondack Alpine Summits. Authoritative text and over 170 color photos are presented in an easy-to-use format that offers a fast introductions - or a leisurely contemplation - of the natural communities of the alpine world. Specializing in species diversity and high-elevation ecology, she is a full-time professor, an ecological consultant to the New York State Natural Heritage Program, educational consultant to New York State Regents, and a trustree of The Nature Conservancy. Bell is a designer and co-author with Dr. For those visitors to the alpine areas in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine the AMC Field Guide to the New England Alpine Summits is an essential guide. A longtime naturali
"A history, guide and plant guide for alpine adventures." according to A Customer. This little book covers the history, geology, weather and climate of the New England mountain summits. It takes you upward through the northern hardwood forest, transition zone, spruce-fir zone, balsam fir zone and the alpine zone. It is an identification guide to the plants, their habitats and communities. Animals -- birds, amphibians, mammals and insects -- are described. The book design and layout are clear and attractive. I give the photos A, the reproduction A-. There is an inde
Book by Slack, Nancy, Bell, Allison W.