Overview
- Reed Noss is a passionate narrator and eloquent writer, who brings scientific insight, literary talent, and near cult-status within the larger conservation biology community
- The first book to offer a comprehensive look at the natural and human history, ecology, distribution, and conservation of Southern grasslands
- The book’s unifying theme—the critical role of ecological processes in healthy landscapes—is becoming more and more significant to the conservation biology community
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About this book
Forgotten Grasslands of the South is the study of one of the biologically richest and most endangered ecosystems in North America. In a seamless blend of science and personal observation, renowned ecologist Reed Noss explains the natural history of southern grasslands, their origin and history, and the physical determinants of grassland distribution, including ecology, soils, landform, and hydrology.
In addition to offering fascinating new information about these little-studied ecosystems, Noss demonstrates how natural history is central to the practice of conservation. Although theory and experimentation have recently dominated the field of ecology, ecologists are coming to realize how these distinct approaches are not divergent but complementary, and that pursuing them together can bring greater knowledge and understanding of how the natural world works and how we can best conserve it.
This long-awaited work sets a new standard for scientific literature and is essential reading for those who study and work to conserve the grasslands of the South as well as for everyone who is fascinated by the natural world.
About the author
Professor Noss hasnearly 300 publications and is recognized as one of the 500 most highly cited authors in all fields. His research involves the application of science to species-level and ecosystem-level conservation planning, restoration, and management. He is currently writing a book on southern grasslands, studying the effects of suburban and exurban development on bird communities, and conducting research on impacts of, and adaptation to, sea-level rise in Florida.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Forgotten Grasslands of the South
Book Subtitle: Natural History and Conservation
Authors: Reed F. Noss
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-225-9
Publisher: Island Press Washington, DC
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Island Press 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61091-225-9Published: 12 March 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 317
Number of Illustrations: 75 b/w illustrations
Topics: Environment, general, Nature Conservation, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Ecology, Terrestial Ecology, Tree Biology