The Red-cockaded Woodpecker: Surviving in a Fire-Maintained Ecosystem (Corrie Herring Hooks)
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (957 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0292726279 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Walters is Bailey Professor of Biology at Virginia Tech. Forest Service Southern Research Station in Nacogdoches, Texas.D. Craig Rudolph is Research Ecologist at the U. S. . S. Conner is Research Wildlife Biologist at the U. Richard N. Forest Service Southern Research Station in Nacogdoches, Texas.Jeffrey R
Five Stars Ritt J. Enderson An exhaustive and well composed monograph. Lots of knowledge here!
For all of these groups, this book will be the essential resource for learning more about the Red-cockaded Woodpecker and ensuring its survival.. Uniquely adapted to live in the old-growth pine forests of the southeastern United States, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker has nearly disappeared as the forests have been cleared for agricultural, commercial, and residential uses over the last two centuries. As the most visible endangered species in the Southeast, and the one whose conservation impacts the largest land area, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker holds a compelling interest not only for ornithologists, but also for wildlife managers, foresters, developers, environmentalists, and government officials. Today, it waits at a crossroads. Scientific management practices could restore the woodpecker's habitat and population, but the imperative to convert old-growth forests to other uses remains.In this book, three of the leading experts on the Red-cockaded Woodpecker offer a comprehensive overview of all that is currently known about its biology and natural history and about the ecology of the
"I have the greatest admiration for this work, presented as it is in such a readable style and with such a convincing argument. I think the book sets a new standard for works of this type." -from the Foreword