A Stillness in the Pines by Robert W Mcfarlane

A Stillness in the Pines by Robert W Mcfarlane

From eastern Texas the remnants of a once-magnificent forest, nurtured by moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, extend a thousand miles to the Atlantic shore and as far north as Chesapeake Bay. This unique woodland gave birth to two woodpeckers, one large—the ivory-billed woodpecker, which has not been sighted in over ten years and which is almost surely extinct—and the other small—the red-cockaded woodpecker, which may yet be saved. What distinguishes this bird from others is its unique niche. Its adaptations make it totally dependent on pine trees in an open forest. This ecosystem—that of the loblolly pine tree forest—is the bird's onlly habitat. But these southeastern pine trees are valuable natural resources. Having withstood the ravages of nature for thousands of years, it is now entirely possible that the woodpecker will be lost because of a combination of "benign neglect" and commercial interests.

"Densely packed, adroitly written life history of the red-cockaded woodpecker. . . Expand[s] our understanding of a single species into a broad appreciation of ecology." -- Kirkus Reviews

For over fifteen years the ornithologist Robert W. McFarlane has been involved—as researcher, expert witness, negotiator, and advocate—in the struggle to save the red-cockaded woodpecker. In this book he explains what is at stake.

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ISBN 13	9780393311679
ISBN 10	0393311678
Titre	A Stillness in the Pines
Auteur	Robert W Mcfarlane
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	WW Norton & Co
Année de publication	1995-01-20
Nombre de pages	274
Note de couverture	La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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