Author: John William Harshberger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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Author: Beryl Robichaud
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813520711
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 314

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The book portrays New Jersey as an ecosystem--its geology, topography and soil, climate, plant-plant and plant-animal relationships, and the human impact on the environment. The authors describe in detail the twelve types of plant habitats distinguished in New Jersey and suggest places to observe good examples of them.

Author: Richard Forman
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 032314408X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 644

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Pine Barrens: Ecosystem and Landscape focuses on the relationship between the ecological and landscape aspects of Pine Barrens of New Jersey. The idea in this book is based from the discussions of Rutgers University botanists and ecologists at the 1975 American Institute of Biological Science meetings, and from the interest generated by the 1976 annual New Jersey Academy of Science meeting, which focuses on the Pine Barrens. This seven-part book starts with a short discussion on location and boundaries of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Part I covers human activities, from Indian activities and initial European perceptions of the land, including settlement, lumbering, fuel wood and charcoal, iron and glassworks, farming and livestock, and real estate development. The next part of the book describes sandy deposits, geographic distribution of geologic formations, and soil types with their ecologically important characteristics. Topics on hydrology, aquatic ecosystems, and climatic and microclimatic conditions are presented in the third part of this reference. Part IV traces the history of vegetation starting before the Ice Age and analyzes vegetation using different approaches, such as community types, community classification according to a European method, and gradient analysis. Plants of the Pine Barrens are briefly described and listed in Part V. The final part illustrates community relationships of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, arthropods, and soil microcommunities. The book is ideal for ecologists, botanists, geologists, soil scientists, zoologists, hydrologists, limnologists, engineers, and scientists, as well as planners, decision-makers, and managers who may largely determine the future of a region.

Author: Michael D. Geller
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813531359
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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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.

Author: John W. Harshberger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780844601304
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: JOHN W. HARSHBERGER
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033316559
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: John William Harshberger
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020405082
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Harshberger's study of the vegetation of the Pine Barrens region of New Jersey is an important contribution to the field of ecology. He examines the unique features of the ecosystem and the adaptations of plants in the area. The book includes detailed illustrations and maps. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Roger C. Anderson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521573221
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 432

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A coherent, readable summary of the technical information available on savannas, barrens and rock outcrop plant communities.

Author: William J. Lewis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467147877
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Series title taken from publisher website.

Author: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 122

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