Description
Book SynopsisThe first in-depth ecological treatment of one of the most frequently visited National Battlefield parks in the US. Kennesaw: Natural History of a Southern Mountain provides a comprehensive exploration of the entire park punctuated with humour, colourful anecdotes, and striking photographs of the landscape.
Trade ReviewAny visitor to Kennesaw Mountain, whether amateur naturalist or professional ecologist, whether military historian or geologist, whether bird watcher or botanist will want to read this book.
Kennesaw melds the mosaic of southern culture and the natural habitat known as Kennesaw Mountain into a fascinating and informational story." - Whit Gibbons, coauthor of
Ecoviews Too: Ecology for All SeasonsTable of Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Unfortunate Rocks
- Chapter 2. Ancient Forest
- Chapter 3. Succession (Not to Be Confused with Secession)
- Chapter 4. How the Forest Works
- Chapter 5. Plant Adaptations
- Chapter 6. Webster's Salamander
- Chapter 7. Copperheads
- Chapter 8. Unlikely Links in a Web of Interactions
- Chapter 9. Little Green Eating Machines
- Chapter 10. Mixed Foraging Flocks
- Chapter 11. Bird Migration
- Chapter 12. Kennesaw's Bird Magnetism
- Chapter 13. Invaders
- Epilogue: The Future of Kennesaw Mountain
- References
- Index
