By Richard Conner,D. Craig Rudolph,Jeffrey R. Walters
ISBN-10: 0292712340
ISBN-13: 9780292712348
ISBN-10: 0292726279
ISBN-13: 9780292726277
Though small between its woodpecker kin, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker poses a major issue for its human buddies. Uniquely tailored to dwell within the old-growth pine forests of the southeastern usa, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker has approximately disappeared because the forests were cleared for agricultural, advertisement, and home makes use of over the past centuries. at the present time, it waits at a crossroads. clinical administration practices may well repair the woodpecker's habitat and inhabitants, however the primary to transform old-growth forests to different makes use of remains.
In this ebook, 3 of the major specialists at the Red-cockaded Woodpecker supply a finished assessment of all that's at the moment recognized approximately its biology and common historical past and concerning the ecology of the fire-maintained forests it calls for for survival. because the such a lot obvious endangered species within the Southeast, and the single whose conservation affects the most important land zone, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker holds a compelling curiosity not just for ornithologists, but in addition for flora and fauna managers, foresters, builders, environmentalists, and govt officers. For all of those teams, this e-book would be the crucial source for studying extra in regards to the Red-cockaded Woodpecker and making sure its survival.
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