Author: Nature Conservancy (U.S.). Louisiana Chapter
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Category : Nature conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 12

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Author: Paul A. Keddy
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146531668X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231

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Louisiana is one of the most beautiful parts of North America. It offers much more than Mardi Gras and Bourbon Street. With 25 maps and 60 illustrations, this is the first book to introduce the full range of wild places in Louisiana. Certainly the states magnificent swamps are described, but Louisiana showcases a great diversity of natural habitats prairies, longleaf pine savannas, oak forests, Appalachian forest, river valleys, cliffs, sand dunes, and cheniers. Each has its distinctive plant and animal species. Frogs living in trees, fish digging burrows, pelicans nesting on offshore islands and plants eating insects, as well as wild orchids, dwarf palmettos, armadillos, and Some of the authors favorite places to visit are highlighted and he describes the challenge of conserving wild places for the enjoyment of future generations. The book is titled for the water that carries the earth that builds Louisiana, and the fires that create the prairies, pine forests, and savannas. If you own only one book about Louisiana nature, this is the one to have a perfect gift for student, tourist, hunter, or neighbor. Advance Praise This is an impressive guide to the magical and bountiful world of Louisiana nature, and an excellent primer in why we should save itnot only for the sake of pelicans and woodpeckers and tupelos, but for the sake of ourselves. Michael Grunwald, author of The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida and the Politics of Paradise Dr. Paul Keddy captures what truly is the best about Louisianaits many and varied natural habitats. Dr. Keddy is more than a gifted scientist. He takes the science out of science. He describes complex processes in terms that are easy to understand, enlightening, and enjoyable. From the rolling pine forest to cypress swamps to barrier islands; from birds to bugs to bears; from frogs to fi sh, Dr. Keddy covers all that makes Louisiana one of the most unique places on the good planet Earth. Carlton Dufrechou, Executive Director, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation

Author: Louisiana Natural Heritage Program
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Category : Endangered plants
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Louisiana. Board of Commissioners for the Protection of Birds, Game and Fish
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Category : Fishery law and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Author: Thomas Gresham
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780260519245
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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Excerpt from Louisiana Conservationist, Vol. 60: Spring 2007 This one-year project has recently been completed with a total budget of The study's objective was to document locations of these two globally threatened habitat types in Louisiana. These habitats support 18 species of conservation concern including the Louisiana pine snake and the western glass lizard. The lowp Natural Heritage Program has been utilizing existing mapping data, gis technology and field surveys to locate the surviving habitat localities. The Natural Heritage Program is using the results of this project to develop and implement strategies to protect and conserve these habitats, and the species they support. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Louisiana. Board of Commissioners for the Protection of Birds, Game and Fish
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Category : Fishery law and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Author: Louisiana Natural Heritage Program
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Category : Biotic communities
Languages : en
Pages : 46

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Author: John B. Robson
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Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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Author: Louisiana. Department of Conservation
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Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Author: Latimore Miller Smith
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Category : Biotic communities
Languages : en
Pages : 78

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