Descriere: This work advocates the restoration of the North American tallgrass prairie, which is rapidly disappearing. Historical descriptions of prairie aesthetics are outlined. As we are experiencing a worldwide mixing of plant species, prairie restoration is particularly important. Plants alien to North America do not readily support insect populations, including all animal species higher on the food chain. Prairie restoration methods are described for amateurs, academics, and land managers. Some of the techniques described are growing crops for seed production, times of seed gathering for specific species, facile seed processing for amateurs, land preparation, segregation of seed into its preference for habitat, and required seed treatment for germination. Over 200 species are described that comprise the predominant species found in tallgrass prairie nature preserves, as well as degraded prairies. Some additional plants of especial interest are also described. The appendix tabulates all likely species found on prairies regardless of their scarcity. Safe fire management of prairies is described in detail. Finally, methods of controlling aggressive alien weeds by herbicides are detailed.
Autori: Howard W. Gardner (Author) | Editura: SPRINGER PG | Anul aparitiei: 2010 | ISBN: 9781441974266 | Numar de pagini: 276 | Categorie: Nature
R. Earll (Editor)
Sublittoral Ecology: The Ecology of the Shallow Sublittoral Benthos
Rachel Carson (Author)
6, From the author of one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring, The Edge of the Sea is part handbook, part hymn to ecological complexity that conveys the sense of wonder in nature for which Rachel Carson is justly celebrated. With a new introduction from New York Times bestselling author Sy Montgomery for the 70th anniversary, it is a brilliant, beautiful exploration of the Atlantic seashore that is still relevant today. In this remarkable book, Rachel Carson explores the strange and beautiful places at the edge of the sea, leading us into unknown worlds to catch the evanescent beauty of a tide pool and tell the story of a grain of sand.Focusing on the plants and invertebrates surviving in the Atlantic zones between the lowest and the highest tides, between Newfoundland and the Florida Keys, The Edge of the Sea is divided into three main sections: The Rocky Shore, The Rim of Sand, The Coral Coast. These environments are found the world over but because of its configuration in geological history, the American Atlantic coast demonstrates their life patterns "almost with the clarity of a well conceived scientific experiment."With poetry and science she ...
Robin Wall Kimmerer (Author)
Braiding Sweetgrass / Una Trenza de Hierba Sagrada (Spanish Edition): Sabidur
0,Bestseller del New York Times por m?s de 200 semanas consecutivas. Mejor Colecci?n de Ensayos de la D?cada seg?n Literary Hub.Uno de los libros m?s importantes de nuestros tiempos, que nos invita a descubrir un nuevo lenguaje para comunicarnos con la naturaleza y recibir sus ense?anzas. Como mujer ind?gena, Robin Wall Kimmerer es heredera de un valioso legado que considera a los animales y las plantas nuestros mejores maestros. Como bot?nica, se ha valido del rigor cient?fico para estudiar mejor la naturaleza. Y como madre, profesora y escritora, ha dedicado su vida a conjugar ambas perspectivas para abogar por un despertar de la consciencia ecol?gica que reconozca y celebre nuestra profunda conexi?n con otras formas de vida.En Una trenza de hierba sagrada, la autora entreteje experiencias y saberes en una serie de relatos iluminadores y emotivos que nos inspiran a fortalecer nuestra relaci?n sagrada con la Madre Tierra. Cada cap?tulo es una magn?fica lecci?n de gratitud y reciprocidad, que nos recuerda que, si ofrecemos nuestros dones al mundo y lo ayudamos a sanar, este nos retribuir? con la armon?a y el bienestar que tanto anhelamos.Bestseller del New York TimesBestseller del ...