{"product_id":"alaska-trees-and-shrubs-paperback","title":"Alaska Trees and Shrubs - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLes Viereck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlaska Trees and Shrubs\u003c\/i\u003e has been the definitive work on the woody plants of Alaska for more than three decades. This new, completely revised second edition provides updated information on habitat, as well as detailed descriptions of every tree or shrub species in the state. New distribution maps reflect the latest survey data, while the keys, glossary, and appendix on non-native plants make this the most useful guide to Alaska trees and shrubs ever published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie A Viereck\u003c\/b\u003e retired as principal plant ecologist from the U.S. Forest Service's Institute of Northern Forestry in Fairbanks in 1996. Since then he has been an emeritus scientist with the Boreal Ecology Cooperative Research Unit (BECRU) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe also holds an Affiliate Professor of Forest Ecology position in the School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences (SNRAS) at UAF, as well as research associate appointments with the Institute of Arctic Biology and the University of Alaska Museum of the North. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eElbert L. Little, Jr., \u003c\/b\u003e died in 2004 after a distinguished career as senior scientist and chief dendrologist with the U.S. Forest Service in Washington, D.C. He was an authority on both North American and tropical trees. Among his more than twenty books on trees are the five-volume \u003ci\u003eAtlas of United States Trees\u003c\/i\u003e (1981) and the popular \u003ci\u003eAudubon Field Guide to North American Trees\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Little was coauthor of the 1950 edition of the \u003ci\u003ePocket Guide to Alaska Trees\u003c\/i\u003e and made several extended field trips to Alaska during the preparation of \u003ci\u003eAlaska Trees and Shrubs\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 370\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.98 x 6.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47342408466681,"sku":"9781889963860","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SDBjVVczOWhjRzNEU083cTJ0aXhVZz09.webp?v=1769708005","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/alaska-trees-and-shrubs-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}