The Quiet Extinction: Stories of North America’s Rare and Threatened Plants
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (829 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816531064 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Curious minds will find a desperate struggle for existence waged by these plants and discover the great environmental impacts that could come if the struggle continues. In the United States and Canada, thousands of species of native plants are edging toward the brink of extinction, and they are doing so quietly. Kara Rogers relates the stories of some of North America’s most inspiring rare and threatened plants. They are slipping away inconspicuously from settings as diverse as backyards and protected lands. The factors that have contributed to their disappearance are varied and complex, but the consequences of their loss are immeasurable. She explores, as never before, their significance to the continent’s natural heritage, capturing the excitement of their discovery, the tragedy that has come to define their existence, and the remarkable efforts underway to save them. Accompanied by illustrations created by the author and packed with absorbing detail, The Quiet Extinction offers a compelling and refreshing perspective of rare and threatened plants and their relationship with the land and its people.. With extensive histories of a cast of familiar and rare North American plants, The Quiet Extinction explores the reasons why many of our native plants are disappearing
“Kara Rogers has a flair for telling a good yarn, one that is interesting and based on thorough research. Wagner, contributor to People and Plants in Ancient Eastern North America. Readers will come away with new knowledge and a better understanding of ecology…d hopefully a better appreciation for landscape!"—Gail E
Story Circle Book Reviews said Why Native Plants Matter. "Few people are aware of the alarming rate at which plants are dying off or being extirpated from their natural environments in North America," writes Kara Rogers in the Introduction to The Quiet Extinction. "The realization that the iconic trees of Western North Americ. lyndonbrecht said North American forests are in deep, deep trouble. Part of the trouble is most people are unaware of the crisis.. This book deserves a wider readership than it's probably going to get. Rogers describes a too-little known ecological crisis by looking at a variety of plants and trees under threat, and they really are stories. The stories include how the plant was discovered by botani