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The Geology of Florida Edited by Anthony F. Randazzo and Douglas S. Jones Leading geoscience authorities cover Florida’s geomorphology, stratigraphy, plate tectonics, petrology, geochemistry, hydrogeology, vertebrate and invertebrate paleontology, geologic history, and economic, coastal and marine, and environmental geologies. An outstanding text or reference. 1997. 400 pp. 8.5 X 11. 270 figures, 12 color plates, 13 tables, references, index. ISBN 0-8130-1496-4 Cloth, $39.95 Ecosystems of Florida Edited by Ronald L. Myers and John J. Ewel Foreword by Marjorie Harris Carr "An important book that everyone who works on Florida environmental policy in any way should own . . . [and] anyone who cares about nature in Florida would love to own."—Tallahassee Democrat • "The first comprehensive guide to the state’s natural resources to be written in half a century . . . invaluable."—Tampa Tribune 1990. 765 pp. Maps, illustrations, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8130-1012-8 Cloth,
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$12.95 Florida Weather Morton D. Winsberg "A great book for the Florida newcomer mainly because of the introductory chapter that explains the forces that ‘control Florida’s weather and climate.’ . . . Highly readable chapters on the various seasonal weather hazards—such as lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes, droughts and freezes—well known to Floridians."—Southeastern Geographer 1990. 171 pp. Illustrations, map, graphs, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8130-0989-8 Paper, $14.95 Roger C. Smith, James J. Miller, Sean M. Kelley, and Linda G. Harbin ISBN 0-8130-1512-X Paper,
$9.95 Swamp Song A Natural History of Florida’s Swamps Ron Larson "Among the most beautiful places in Florida and indeed throughout much of the natural world are swamps. They are, as Ron Larson tells us, landscapes both luxuriant and alluring where land and water magically intermingle. . . . A fine, top-to-bottom look at our swamps." —Georgia Tasker, Miami Herald 1995. 231 pp. 32 color, 35 b&w photos, maps, index. ISBN 0-8130-1355-0 Paper,
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by Archie Carr The Windward Road Adventures of a Naturalist on Remote Caribbean Shores 1957 John Burroughs Medal "Writing in the best tradition of the great naturalist explorers."—Rachel Carson 1979 (1956 rept.). 266 pp. Illustrations, maps, glossary, index. ISBN 0-8130-0639-2 Paper, $16.95 High Jungles and Low "Illuminated by the same joyful curiosity and erudition, lyric writing, and plain love of life that made a classic of Archie Carr’s The Windward Road, and its resurrection is very timely and welcome."—Peter Matthiessen 1992. 272 pp. 38 b&w photos, drawings, map, index. ISBN 0-8130-1135-3 Paper, $19.95 Ulendo Travels of a Naturalist In and Out of Africa "The sights to which he calls our attention . . . are merely the chords from which, with the toughness of science and the insight of art, he improvises a brilliant opera of speculations about the evolution of animal adaptive behavior."—The New Yorker 1993. 326 pp. 27 photos, map, index. ISBN 0-8130-1179-5 Paper, $19.95 The Life and Travels of John Bartram From Lake Ontarioto the River St. John Edmund Berkeley and Dorothy Smith Berkeley "A long-needed biography of the pioneering American naturalist whose explorations and collecting were so influential in the founding of American natural history. . . . Will please the scholar and engross the generalist."—Nina J. Root, chair, Library of the American Museum of Natural History 1990. 376 pp. Illustrations, maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN 0-8130-0995-2 Paper, $19.95 The Correspondence of John Bartram, 1734-1777 Edited by Edmund Berkeley and Dorothy Smith Berkeley 1992. 818 pp. 20 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index, dictionary of names. ISBN 0-8130-1123-X Cloth, $85.00
Southwest Florida’s Wetland Wilderness Big Cypress Swamp and the Ten Thousand Islands Jeff Ripple Photographs by Clyde Butcher "An excellent book on the nature of [this region]. . . .Vivid black-and-white photographs by Clyde Butcher make [it] all the more enchanting. . . . Together, they explain . . . what the watershed looks like, how it acts, what it does, and where it is threatened."—Naples Daily News 1996. 88 pp. 24 b&w photographs, plant & wildlife species list. ISBN 0-8130-1454-9 Paper, $16.95 An Environmental History of Northeast Florida James J. Miller Foreword by Jerald T. Milanich, Series Editor ISBN 0-8130-1600-2 Cloth, $49.95 |
