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The forest unseen : a year's watch in nature

Summary: Reveals what can be understood about the natural world through the author's year-long observation of a one-square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest, explaining the scientific ties binding all life and how the ecosystem has cycled for millions ofyears.

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ISBN: 9780670023370
ISBN: 067002337X
Physical Description: print
xiv, 268 p. ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York : Viking, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

January 1st : Partnerships -- January 17th : Kepler's gift -- January 21st : The experiment -- January 30th : Winter plants -- February 2nd : Footprints -- February 16th : Moss -- February 28th : Salamander -- March 13th : Hepatica -- March 13th : Snails -- March 25th : Spring ephemerals -- April 2nd : Chainsaw -- April 2nd : Flowers -- April 8th : Xylem -- April 14th : Moth -- April 16th : Sunrise birds -- April 22nd : Walking seeds -- April 29th : Earthquake -- May 7th : Wind -- May 18th : Herbivory -- May 25th : Ripples -- June 2nd : Quest -- June 10th : Ferns -- June 20th : A tangle -- July 2nd : Fungi -- July 13th : Fireflies -- July 27th : Sunfleck -- August 1st : Eft and coyote -- August 8th : Earthstar -- August 26th : Katydid -- September 21st : Medicine -- September 23rd : Caterpillar -- September 23rd : Vulture -- September 26th : Migrants -- October 5th : Alarm waves -- October 14th : Samara -- October 29th : Faces -- November 5th : Light -- November 15th : Sharp-shinned hawk -- November 21st : Twigs -- December 3rd : Litter -- December 6th : Underground bestiary -- December 26th : Treetops -- December 31st : Watching.