| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 211 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Introduction: Bearings -- 1. Paupers -- 2. Balance and Disturbance -- 3. Vectors -- 4. Chemical Fates -- 5. Pallbearers -- 6. IOUs -- 7. Anyplace, U.S.A. -- 8. EDGE -- 9. The Beginning of Nature -- 10. Afforestation -- 11. Wild Cards |
| Summary |
"Drawing on scientific research in a variety of disciplines, Steve Nash provides a clear and evenhanded introduction to some of the most hotly disputed environmental issues facing the Blue Ridge, including the invasion of exotic plants and insects, the explosive growth of suburban-style communities in natural areas, worsening air and water pollution, and the erratic management of national forests. Informative and highly readable, Blue Ridge 2020 takes a hard look at what is at risk in these mountains and what we - as the "owners" of the public lands - must do if we intend to preserve their future."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-202) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Ecology -- Blue Ridge Mountains
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Ecosystem management -- Blue Ridge Mountains
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry -- Environmental)
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness.
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NATURE -- Ecology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
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Ecology
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Ecosystem management
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United States -- Blue Ridge Mountains
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
080786112X |
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9780807861127 |
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9780807847596 |
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0807847593 |
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