A natural history guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park / Donald W. Linzey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linzey, Donald W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural history--Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.).

Natural history.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.).

Physical Description:

xviii, 292 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2008]

Summary:

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of America's most beautiful and popular national parks. Located in the southern Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina, it is home to more than 100,000 species of plants and animals.

The grandeur and sheer scale of the park have been captured in Donald W. Linzey's new book, A Natural History Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the most extensive volume available on the park's natural history.

Written from the perspective of a naturalist who has spent over fifty years conducting research in the park, this volume not only discusses the park's plant and animal life but also explores the impact that civilization has played in altering the area's landscape.

Linzey, a major contributor to the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (a concentrated effort to identify every species of plant and animal living within the park), draws from this deep reservoir of research. His book provides a thorough overview of everything a visitor to the park would need to know, without complex jargon. Both casual readers and those more interested in the ecology of the Great Smoky Mountains will find this book an enlightening and educational guide.

Contents:

1 The Beginning 5

2 Topography and Climate 21

3 Pre-Park History 31

4 Park Formation 41

5 Forests and Blads 51

6 Animals 97

7 Endangered Species 161

8 Reintroductions 171

9 Natural History Research in the Park 183

10 All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory 197

11 Environmental Concerns 207

12 What the Future May Hold 235

Appendix I Where Is That? Park Localities Referenced in Text 245

Appendix II Checklist of Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines Referenced in Text 253

Appendix III Checklist of Wildflowers, Herbs, Sedges, and Grasses Referenced in Text 257

Appendix IV Checklist of Ferns Referenced in Text 261.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-278) and index.

ISBN:

9781572336124

1572336129

OCLC:

182662512