| Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses Revised Edition Contributor(s): Miller, James H. (Author), Miller, Karl V. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820327484 ISBN-13: 9780820327488 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $32.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2005 Annotation: A guide to 330 common and unique plants, winner of the 2001 Outstanding Book Award given by the Southeast Section of the Wildlife Society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Plants - General - Nature | Animals - Wildlife |
| Dewey: 581.730 |
| LCCN: 2004063744 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9" (2.00 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This guide to common and unique plants found in forests of the Southeast thoroughly covers 330 species of forbs (herbaceous plants), grasses, vines, and shrubs, with a special emphasis on the plants' role in wildlife sustenance. Packed with detailed color photographs, the book is a must-have for forest landowners, game and wildlife managers, biologists, outdoors enthusiasts, students--anyone with an interest in the intricate and often unexpected interrelationships between the flora and fauna of our region's forests. Features: Descriptions of native and nonnative (exotic or invasive) plants, including 330 species of forbs, in 180 genera: grasses, sedges, and rushes; woody vines and semiwoody plants; shrubs; palms and yucca; cane; cactus; ferns; and ground lichen650 color photosMap of physiographic provinces56 simple black-and-white drawings of flower parts, flower types, and inflorescences, leaf arrangements, leaf divisions, shapes, and margins, and parts of a grass plantGlossaryIndex of genera by family, index by wildlife species, and index of scientific and common names |
Contributor Bio(s): Miller, James H.: - JAMES H. MILLER is a research ecologist with the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, at Auburn University.Miller, Karl V.: - KARL V. MILLER is an associate professor of wildlife ecology and management at the University of Georgia. |