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Southern Wonder : Alabama's Surprising Biodiversity /

Southern Wonder explores Alabama's amazing biological diversity, the reasons for the large number of species in the state, and the importance of their preservation. Alabama ranks fifth in the nation in number of species of plants and animals found in the state, surpassed only by the much larger...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Duncan, R. Scot, 1969- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Wilson, Edward O. (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Southern Wonder explores Alabama's amazing biological diversity, the reasons for the large number of species in the state, and the importance of their preservation. Alabama ranks fifth in the nation in number of species of plants and animals found in the state, surpassed only by the much larger western states of California, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. When all the species of birds, trees, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, wildflowers, dragonflies, tiger beetles, and ants are tallied, Alabama harbors more species than 90 percent of the other states in the United Sta.
Notas:"Published in cooperation with The Nature Conservancy."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (458 pages): illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
ISBN:9780817386818