Suburban safari
Subtitle: a year on the lawn
By: Hannah Holmes.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub.; Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Urban animals -- Maine; Household animals -- Maine; Urban ecology -- Maine
Description: More than 550 square miles of new lawns unfold each year in the U.S. alone. Although new research shows that these lawns aren't nearly as "unnatural" as ecologists once thought, no one has offered an accessible exploration of this novel habitat--until now. Equipped with a lawn chair and her infectious curiosity, science writer Holmes spends a year on her lawn hoping to discover exactly what's going on out there. Under her examination, the lawn teems with life, populated by a bewilderment of birds, a mess of mammals, and a range of plants that record the history of this little piece of ground. As the seasons progress, she guides us through this bustling community, inviting over biologists, ecologists, botanists, entomologists, and energy experts to further unveil the complexities of life in the 'burbs.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.