Plants of the Western Forest

Alaska to Minnesota Boreal and Aspen Parkland

AvDerek Johnson,Linda Kershaw

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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This beautifully illustrated, easy-to-use field guide provides detailed information about more than 620 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens found in the boreal and aspen parkland regions extending from Alaska to Minnesota. Whether you are a naturalist, a day hiker or an armchair adventurer, you can explore these regions with this handy reference in your backpack or library. Plants of the Western Forest includes: * More than 800 color photographs * Almost 900 line drawings * Color photo guide to wildflowers * Clear species descriptions to help identify plants * Intriguing notes about edible plants, native uses of plants and origins of plant names.

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Utgivningsdatum:2020-06-10
Mått:9 x 215 x 139 mm
Vikt:648 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:392
Upplaga:20003
Förlag:Lone Pine Publishing,Canada
ISBN:9781772130591

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Derek Austin Johnson has lived most of his life in the Lone Star State. A member of the Turkey City Writer's Workshop, his work has appeared in Rayguns Over Texas! edited by Rick Klaw, Nova Express, Moving Pictures, Her Majesty's Secret Servant, and Revolution SF. His film column 'Watching the Future' appears each month on SF Signal. Linda's interest in rare species began in 1976 with her MSc thesis on rare and endangered Canadian plants. Over the past 25 years, her work has focussed on biophysical inventories in the Yukon, NWT and Alberta. She has authored and contributed to many field guides and papers. Linda now works as a writer and editor when not pursuing her two favorite pastimes: photography and illustration. Andy MacKinnon is a research ecologist with the BC Forest Service and also an adjunct professor at the School of Resource and Environmental Management at SFU.