Within southern New Jersey lies the largest expanse of undeveloped land in the megalopolis between Boston and Washington, D.C. This is the Pine Barrens, our nation's first National Reserve, where visitors are struck by how much the vegetation varies from surrounding areas. Because the sandy soil is only marginally suitable for most agriculture and because the location amounts to a peninsula, settlement has been limited and the current ecology is relatively untouched. However, as New Jersey's population increases, people are looking to the Pine Barrens with a new interest. A Key to the Woody Plants of the New Jersey Pine Barrens is a hand-illustrated, user-friendly guide for both the interested student and weekend naturalist. The key lists all of the woody plants of the Pine Barrens except for a few rare, non-native species. In several keys and more than fifty highly detailed drawings, Michael D. Geller describes the basic features of woody plants and explains how to identify plants both in summer and winter. Along with his set of workable identification keys, the author provides an enjoyable introduction to the geology, ecology, and history of the region, and relates each to the unique flora of the Pine Barrens. The book provides readers with an effective means of identifying the plants that are hallmarks of one of the state's last wild areas.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
ISBN-13
9780813531359
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96278583
Product Key Features
Book Title
A Key to the Woody Plants of the New Jersey Pine Barrens
Author
Michael D. Geller
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Writing & Reading, Nature, Biology
Publication Year
2002
Type
Référence
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Michael D. Geller
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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