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Author Valentine, James

Title Southern Appalachian Celebration : In Praise of Ancient Mountains, Old-Growth Forests, and Wilderness
Published Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (191 pages)
Contents Cover Page; Southern Appalachian Celebration; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Thinking Biodiversity; Thinking Like A Mountain; Thinking Like A Meadow/Bald; Thinking Like A Wildflower; Thinking Like A Forest; Thinking Like A Waterway; Thinking Like A Sacred Place; Acknowledgments; Index
Summary Over four decades, Valentine has hiked hundreds of miles across mountainous parts of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia to photograph some of the last remnants of original forest. These scarce and scattered old-growth stands are the most biologically diverse temperate forests in the world. By sharing these remaining pristine wild places with us, Valentine and Bolgiano show that understanding these mountains and their extraordinary biodiversity is vital to maintaining the healthy environment that sustains all life
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Subject Biodiversity -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Pictorial works
Habitat (Ecology) -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Pictorial works
Natural history -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Pictorial works
NATURE -- Essays.
NATURE -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism.
Biodiversity
Habitat (Ecology)
Natural history
Naturgeschichte.
Wildnis.
SUBJECT Appalachian Region, Southern -- Pictorial works
Subject Southern Appalachian Region
Appalachen.
Genre/Form Pictorial works
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2011005519
ISBN 9780807869390
0807869392