Connecticut Wildlife
Subtitle: Biodiversity, Natural History and Conservation
Publisher: University Press of New England
Published: May 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9781584653691
Subjects: Conservation of wildlife & habitats; NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS; Nature/Ecology; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Nature; Connecticut; Plants; Reference; Wildlife; Nature / General; General; Animals; Biotic communities
First sentence: Connecticut, a small state on the east-central coast of North America, encompasses the northern end of the Appalachian Mountain chain and lies north of the vast Atlantic Coastal Plain of the mid-Atlantic and southeastern United States (Fig. 1.1).
Description: "Connecticut Wildlife is the illustrated, extensive overview of the ecosystems of Connecticut, its plants and animals, and the ecological links between the state's wildlife and their habitats - from butterflies to red foxes, jellyfish to double-crested cormorants, poison ivy to phytoplankton. It carefully traces Connecticut's daily, seasonal, annual, and long-term cycles, which range from the dynamics of natural communities to patterns of reproduction and behavior in major groups of organisms. Whether looking at individual species or broad ecosystems, Geoffrey A. Hammerson's conservationist perspective shines in Connecticut Wildlife. This book will become an essential part of the libraries of every naturalist, conservationist, and educator in Connecticut and the Northeast."--BOOK JACKET.