{"product_id":"ecosystems-of-florida-paperback-2","title":"Ecosystems of Florida - 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\u003eRonald L. Myers\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn J. Ewel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eTallahassee Democrat\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The first comprehensive guide to the state's natural resources to be written in half a century . . . invaluable\"--\u003ci\u003eTampa Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eEcosystems of Florida\u003c\/i\u003e has a proud heritage. Its authors have the same skill and enthusiasm that characterized the early Florida ecologists. The descriptions will encourage and delight a multitude of men and women who are enamored of Florida's landscapes. The salvation of the Florida scene will come about only if the public savors its beauty, understands its limitations, and speaks up for its preservation. This book has come just in time to save the landscapes of Florida.\"--Marjorie Harris Carr, from the foreword \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Between roughly 25 and 31 degrees north latitude, a combination of flat topography, poor soils, and limited surface water produce deserts nearly everywhere on earth. In Florida, however, these conditions support a lavish biota, more diverse than that of any other state east of the Mississippi. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this first comprehensive guide to the state's natural resources in sixty years, thirty top scholars describe the character, relationships, and importance of Florida's ecosystems, the organisms that inhabit them, the forces that maintain them, and the agents that threaten them. From pine flatwoods to coral reef, \u003ci\u003eEcosystems of Florida\u003c\/i\u003e provides a detailed, comprehensive, authoritative account of the peninsular state's complex, fragile environments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In straightforward text, charts, maps, and illustrations, \u003ci\u003eEcosystems of Florida\u003c\/i\u003e offers broad vision and detailed expertise to naturalists, wildlife managers, land use planners, foresters, and other professional and general readers interested in Florida's environmental resources. For the foreseeable future, it will serve as the authoritative guide to the state's environment and to those who would work with it.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this first comprehensive guide to the state's natural resources in sixty years, twenty-nine top scholars explain the character and importance of Florida's major ecosystems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 765\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.38 x 10.05 x 7.14 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 September 01, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47341828473081,"sku":"9780813010229","price":71.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/c2pPN3B4VzFPTFNZMlhZT1RBVmd4UT09_8a2e5388-208f-4e81-9991-8466015707a0.webp?v=1769704084","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ecosystems-of-florida-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}