03621nam 22004814a 450 991027958680332120251116215233.00-8135-6719-X0-8135-3925-0(CKB)1000000000466575(OCoLC)228167683(CaPaEBR)ebrary10146779(MiAaPQ)EBC3032147(BIP)77576022(BIP)13355802(EXLCZ)99100000000046657520050712d2006 ub 0engur|||---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWhispers in the pines a naturalist in the Northeast /Joanna Burger ; with drawings by the author1st ed.New Brunswick, N.J. Rivergate Booksc20061 online resource (363 p.)0-8135-3877-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-319) and indexes.Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Creatures Within -- Chapter 2: A Ribbon of Pines -- The Albany Pine Bush -- Chapter 3: The Albany Pine Bush -- Chapter 4: People in the Albany Pine Bush -- Chapter 5: The Butterfly Count and the Karner Blue -- The Long Island Barrens -- Chapter 6: People of the Long Island Barrens -- Chapter 7: When Cranberries Ruled the Long Island Barrens -- The New Jersey Pine Barrens -- Chapter 8: Truly an Ecological Reserve -- Chapter 9: The People of the New Jersey Pine Barrens -- Chapter 10: A Spring Chorus -- Chapter 11: Snake Communities in the Pines -- Chapter 12: Where the Barrens Meet the Sea -- Chapter 13: Landscapes for Neotropical Migrants -- Chapter 14: Strange Things Happen in the Dead of Night -- Chapter 15: Mammals of the Pines -- Chapter 16: There Are Snakes below the Ground -- Pine Barrens to the South -- Chapter 17: The Pines of Central South Carolina -- Chapter 18: The Florida Pines -- Chapter 19: Lake Wales: The True Barrens of Florida -- The Future of the Pine Barrens -- Chapter 20: Looking Forward -- Appendix: List of Species -- Suggested Readings -- Subject Index -- Species Index -- About the Author.In this book, naturalist Joanna Burger takes us on a series of delightful trips through the Pine Barrens. From the Albany Pine Bush, the Long Island Barrens, and the New Jersey Pine Barrens in the Northeast, to the pinelands of South Carolina and Florida, Burger describes in lively detail how these habitats have come to harbor such a unique assemblage of species. She introduces us to amphibians and reptiles, neotropical migrants and other birds, and a range of common and unusual mammals. Burger also traces the regions' historic and geologic backgrounds, and the impact of human occupation from the time of the paleo-Indians to the present. She revisits the tension between development and preservation, reminding us that a healthy pine barren region requires uninterrupted land and rejuvenating fires, both of which are increasingly jeopardized. Whispers in the Pines is essential reading for everyone concerned with the history and preservation of these unique landscapes and their wildlife.Natural historyNortheastern StatesAnecdotesPineEcologyNortheastern StatesAnecdotesNatural historyPineEcology508.74Burger Joanna890096MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910279586803321Whispers in the Pines2114535UNINA