The Forest Unseen - A Year's Watch in Nature (Paperback)

A biologist reveals the secret world hidden in a single square meter of old-growth forest--a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Pen/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Look out for David Haskell's new book, The Songs of Trees: Stories From Nature's Great Connectors, coming in April of 2017In this wholly original book, biologist David Haskell uses a one- square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest as a window onto the entire natural world. Visiting it almost daily for one year to trace nature's path through the seasons, he brings the forest and its inhabitants to vivid life.Each of this book's short chapters begins with a simple observation: a salamander scuttling across the leaf litter; the first blossom of spring wildflowers. From these, Haskell spins a brilliant web of biology and ecology, explaining the science that binds together the tiniest microbes and the largest mammals and describing the ecosystems that have cycled for thousands- sometimes millions-of years. Each visit to the forest presents a nature story in miniature as Haskell elegantly teases out the intricate relationships that order the creatures and plants that call it home.Written with remarkable grace and empathy, The Forest Unseen is a grand tour of nature in all its profundity. Haskell is a perfect guide into the world that exists beneath our feet and beyond our backyards.

General

Imprint:	The Penguin Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	March 2013
Authors:	David George Haskell
Dimensions:	202 x 134 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	270
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-312294-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Forestry & related industries Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General
LSN:	0-14-312294-0
Barcode:	9780143122944

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