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Twilight of the Hemlocks and Beeches

  • ISBN-13: 9780271079530
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: THE PALMER MUSEUM OF ART
  • By Tim Palmer
  • Price: AUD $90.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/10/2018
  • Format: Hardback 180 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: The environment [RN]
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A photographic essay and narrative documenting the value, ecology, and importance of hemlock and beech trees in eastern North America. Describes the pests and pathogens that are killing them, and addresses solutions that are being sought by scientists and resource stewards.


Contents

Introduction: Into the Forest

1. Twilight of Another Realm

2. The Woods We Have Known

3. Visions of Hemlocks and Beeches

4. The World Transformed

5. Survival and Restoration

6. Lessons from a Beloved Forest

7. Confronting Loss and Welcoming Renewal

Acknowledgements

Notes

Sources

About the Author and Photographer

About the Photographs

Index


“This volume is a compelling visual testament by a talented photographer that will appeal to many outdoor enthusiasts, natural historians, ecologists, and lovers of nature. [Palmer’s] photographs inform us; they also touch our souls.”

—Dorothea Bedigian, Plant Science Bulletin

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