Mountain Nature: A Seasonal Natural History of the Southern Appalachians

by Jennifer Frick-Ruppert

Book Overview

The Southern Appalachians are home to a breathtakingly diverse array of living things--from delicate orchids to carnivorous pitcher plants, from migrating butterflies to flying squirrels, and from brawny black bears to more species of salamander than anywhere else in the world. Mountain Nature is a lively and engaging account of the ecology of this remarkable region. It explores the animals and plants of the Southern Appalachians and the webs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807871168
• ISBN13: 9780807871164
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"