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The Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State - Identification, Natural History, and Conservation (Paperback)
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The Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State - Identification, Natural History, and Conservation (Paperback)
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This book has three primary themes: identification, natural
history, and conservation. This is the first guide yet produced to
the amphibians and reptiles of New York State, a large and heavily
populated state that hosts a surprisingly diverse and interesting
community of amphibians and reptiles. The book presents the results
of the New York State Amphibian and Reptile Atlas for the first
time (a compilation of ~60,000 distributional records collected
1990-1999); thus, the volume is a repository for detailed
distributional data on the 69 species native to the state. The book
presents in-depth species accounts based on the six authors'
decades of collective experience as teachers, researchers and
conservationists. Supporting chapters focus on the biology of
amphibians and reptiles, New York's environment, finding and
studying these creatures, and the rich folklore of New York State
as it pertains to amphibians and reptiles, particularly
rattlesnakes. A heavy emphasis on conservation biology of
amphibians and reptiles sets the book apart from any comparable
volume yet produced in the United States. To this end, chapters on
threats, legal protections, habitat conservation guidelines, and
conservation case studies are presented. An expanded color insert
presents striking photographs contributed by over 30 photographers.
The book is intended for use by natural history buffs generally
interested in the vertebrate animals of New York and adjoining
regions (Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Vermont, Quebec and Ontario), students in the many herpetology,
vertebrate biology, and natural history courses offered at colleges
and field stations in the northeast, public and college libraries,
and natural resource professionals interested in learning more
about approaches to conserving reptiles and amphibians.
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