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Hidden nature : wild southern caves /

"More than 10,000 known caves lie beneath the state of Tennessee according to the Tennessee Cave Survey, a nonprofit organization that catalogs and maps them. In this book, Taylor tells the story of this vast underground wilderness. In addition to describing the sheer physical majesty of the re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Taylor, Michael Ray, 1959- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"More than 10,000 known caves lie beneath the state of Tennessee according to the Tennessee Cave Survey, a nonprofit organization that catalogs and maps them. In this book, Taylor tells the story of this vast underground wilderness. In addition to describing the sheer physical majesty of the region's wild caverns and the concurrent joys and dangers of exploring them, he examines their rich natural history and scientific import, their relationship to clean water and a healthy surface environment, and their uncertain future"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780826501042
0826501044
0826501036
9780826501035