Wetland Woodland Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont (Middlebury Bicentennial Series in Environmental Studies)

About this book

Vermonts natural communities -- its northern hardwood forests dry oak woodlands alpine tundra red maple swamps bogs and marshes -- are described in this comprehensive book. Richly illustrated with beautiful line drawings and color photographs the guide describes each of Vermonts 80 upland and wetland natural communities. Ecological settings including geology soils climate and natural disturbance processes are described for each community along with complete lists of characteristic plants and animals and public lands readers may visit. Wetland Woodland Wildland contains detailed information on natural communities that is not available elsewhere and practical information for naturalists teachers students landowners land managers foresters conservation planners and all those with a love of the outdoors who want to learn more about their surroundings.