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The Rain Forests of Home brings together a diverse array of thinkers - conservationists, community organizers, botanists, anthropologists, zoologists, Native Americans, ecologists, and others - to present a multilayered, multidimensional portrait of the coastal temperate rain forest and its people. Joining natural and social science perspectives, the book provides readers with a valuable understanding of the region's natural and human history, along with a vision of its future and strategies for realising that vision. The Rain Forests of Home offers for the first time a unified description of the characteristics, history, culture, economy, and ecology of the coastal temperate rain forest. It is essential reading for anyone who lives in or cares about the region.
Paperback: 447 pages
Publisher: Island Press; First Printing edition (January 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1559634804
ISBN-13: 978-1559634809
Product Dimensions: 7 x 1.1 x 10 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #3,292,392 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #64 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Ecosystems > Tropical #729 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Forests & Rainforests #1199 in Books > Science & Math > Agricultural Sciences > Forestry
A breathtaking synopsis of North America's best kept secrete, "The Rain Forests of Home" give the reader an in-depth look at some of the most beautiful lanscape the earth has to offer. The intelligent insight from some of America's top biologists is verbalized in a way that even George W. could follow. This is a must read for anyone who takes interest in wildlife, nature, or just their surroundings in general. I had a fabulous time indulging myself in this fountain of information, and I highly recommend it.
This was an ok read, just a little less meat than I was hoping for.
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