Handbook of Mammals of the North-Central States
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (949 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816614199 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 346 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Describes the characteristics, behavior, and distribution of mammals.
From Library Journal A compendium of 104 mammals found in the seven states of central North America since European settlement. . Opening chapters provide an information-crammed overview of this area's geology, soils, climate, vegetation, and cultural impact. Summaries define each species's habitat, taxonomic characteristics, breeding habits, and ecological niche, and include a range map and photograph. General readers would be better served by a Peterson or Audubon field guide to mammals that covers all of North America, and is similar in arrangement and content, but less detailed. Frank Reiser, Biology Dept
Laura Haggarty said A scholarly field guide to mammals of the northland. This is an excellent reference book for those who seek scientific information on mammals of the northern Midwest. It contains an entire section which covers the various environments in this area, the geology past and present, the soils, climate, vegetation, and the influence of human beings on the ecology.The book also has a wonderful section on the animals themselves, with a page devoted to each creature, complete with scientific name, habitat map, photograph or line drawing of the animal, distribution, written description, natural history, and in many cases additional reference suggestions. It is a very thorough and complete b