Kentucky’s Natural Heritage An Illustrated Guide to Biodiversity

Kentucky’s Natural Heritage: An Illustrated Guide to Biodiversity by Greg Abernathy (Editor), Deborah White (Editor), Ellis L. Laudermilk (Editor), Marc Evans (Editor), Wendell Berry (Foreword). Kentucky’s abundance of plant and animal life, from the bottomland swamps within the west to the rich Appalachian forests in the east, is extraordinary in addition to beautiful. Glades, prairies, forests, wetlands, rivers, and caves form a biologically various patchwork that is unique to the state. Kentucky’s Natural Heritage: An Illustrated Information to Biodiversity provides an essential reference to the exceptional natural history of the commonwealth and is a rallying name for the conservation of this priceless legacy.

Kentucky’s ecosystems teem with various native species, a few of which are discovered nowhere else in the world. Kentucky’s Pure Heritage brings these sometimes elusive creatures into close view, from black-throated green warblers to lizard skin liverworts. The aquatic techniques of the state are home to rainbow darters, ghost crayfish, salamander mussels, and a formidable array of different species that constitute a few of the greatest ranges of the freshwater variety on the planet.

Kentucky’s Pure Heritage presents a persuasive argument for conservation of the state’s biodiversity. Organized by a staff from the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Fee, the ebook is an outgrowth of the company’s concentrate on biodiversity protection.

Richly detailed and lavishly illustrated with more than 250 shade images, maps, and charts, Kentucky’s Pure Heritage are the definitive compendium of the commonwealth’s wonderful diversity. It celebrates the pure fantastic thing about among the most vital ecosystems in the nation and presents a compelling case for the need of conservation.

It is a great book. Get it for the photos. Get it for the erudite discussions by Kentucky’s overworked and underappreciated ecologists, who are struggling to save lots of the State’s last nice places. In the event you love Kentucky, break free from the cliche glossy books ( made in China) on the Derby for a change. This e-book makes a terrific present, nevertheless it’s greater than a cocktail table piece. While you purchase this guide, it supports the mission and the work of the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission.

Kentucky’s Natural Heritage: An Illustrated Guide to Biodiversity

Greg Abernathy (Editor), Deborah White (Editor), Ellis L. Laudermilk (Editor), Marc Evans (Editor).Wendell Berry (Foreword)

256 pages

The University Press of Kentucky (September 1, 2010)

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