Swamp Song: A Natural History of Florida's Swamps - Softcover

Larson, Ronald J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813013550 ISBN 13: 9780813013558

Publisher: University Press of Florida, 1995

Synopsis

Swamp Song is the story of a biologist's romance with the environment. In this abundantly illustrated book, naturalist and photographer Ron Larson offers to everyone interested in nature--from bird watchers and canoeists to botanists and policy makers--an introduction to Florida's forested wetlands.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Florida has more swamps and marshes than any other state except Alaska. One-third of it is covered with cypress domes, wet prairies, mangrove swamps, sawgrass glades, pitcher plant savannahs, and other wetlands. Swamps in Florida are the last refuge of panthers, wood storks, black bears, and many rare plants such as the ghost orchid and hand fern. In this intimate account of a world of biological richness, Ron Larson offers everyone from bird watchers and canoeists to botanists and policy makers an introduction to Florida's forested wetlands.

About the Author:

Ron Larson, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Jackson, Mississippi, lived in Florida for more than five years while researching this book. He is the author of more than 40 scientific papers as well as popular articles about marine life and natural history. His photographs have appeared in many books and magazines, including National Geographic. He has participated in scientific expeditions to the Arctic, the Antarctic, and the Neotropics.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0813013550
• ISBN 13: 9780813013558
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 231