National Audubon Society Regional Guide to New England

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• ISBN13: 9780679446767
• ISBN10: 0679446761
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-05-26
• Publisher: Knopf

Summary

Filled with concise descriptions and stunning photographs, theNational Audubon Society Field Guide to New Englandbelongs in the home of every New England resident and in the suitcase or backpack of every visitor. This compact volume contains: An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the region's wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more; A complete overview of New England's natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns and night sky; An extensive sampling of the area's best parks, preserves, beaches, forests, islands, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others. The guide is packed with visual information -- the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 14 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as 150 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals. For everyone who lives or spends time in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, or Vermont, there can be no finer guide to the area's natural surroundings than theNational Audubon Society Field Guide to New England.

Author Biography

Peter Alden, principal author of this series, is a birder, naturalist, author, and lecturer. He has led nature tours to more than 100 countries for the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Lindblad Travel, Friends of the Harvard Musum of Natural History, and cruises on all the world's oceans. Author of books on North American, Latin American, and African wildlife, Peter organized an event called Biodiversity Day in his hometown of Concord, Massachusetts.<br><br>Brian Cassie, author of the habitats, parks and preserves, and other sections of this guide, writes and teaches about natural history. He is the co-author of the <b>National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England</b>. Brian lives with his family in Foxboro, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Part One: Overview
Natural Highlights	10	(2)
Topography	12	(2)
Ocean and Coast	14	(2)
Geology	16	(13)
The Sculpting of the Landscape	16	(2)
Erosion by Glaciers	18	(2)
Deposits Left by Glaciers	20	(2)
Fossils	22	(2)
Minerals	24	(2)
Rocks	26	(3)
Habitats	29	(19)
Northern Conifer Forests and Alpine Regions	30	(2)
Northern Broadleaf Forests	32	(2)
Southern New England Forests	34	(2)
Open Areas	36	(2)
Freshwater Wetlands	38	(2)
Open Inland Water and Waterways	40	(2)
Seacoasts	42	(2)
Oceans and Bays	44	(2)
Cities and Suburbs	46	(2)
Conservation and Ecology	48	(6)
The Effects of Humans	48	(2)
Conservation	50	(2)
Endangered and Recovering Species	52	(2)
Weather	54	(8)
Seasons	56	(4)
Typical Clouds	60	(2)
Night Sky	62	(16)
Our Solar System	62	(2)
Stars and Deep-sky Objects	64	(2)
Sky Maps: Winter	66	(2)
Sky Maps: Spring	68	(2)
Sky Maps: Summer	70	(2)
Sky Maps: Fall	72	(4)
Part Two: Flora and Fauna
How to Use the Flora and Fauna Section	76	(2)
Flora	78	(102)
Mushrooms	78	(4)
Algae	82	(2)
Lichens	84	(2)
Spore Plants	86	(6)
Ferns	88	(4)
Trees and Shrubs	92	(42)
Conifers	95	(6)
Broadleaf Trees and Shrubs	101	(2)
Large Broadleaf Trees	103	(18)
Small Broadleaf Trees and Shrubs	121	(13)
Leaf Shapes	134	(1)
Flower Types	135	(1)
Wildflowers	136	(44)
Invertebrates	180	(51)
Marine Invertebrates	181	(12)
Freshwater and Land Invertebrates	193	(38)
Spiders and Kin	195	(3)
Insects	198	(33)
Vertebrates	231	(198)
Fishes	232	(31)
Saltwater Fishes	233	(22)
Freshwater Fishes	255	(8)
Amphibians	263	(5)
Reptiles	268	(7)
Birds	275	(75)
Mammals	350	(28)
Part Three: Parks and Preserves
Introduction	378	(1)
Connecticut	379	(5)
Maine	384	(13)
Massachusetts	397	(12)
New Hampshire	409	(7)
Rhode Island	416	(6)
Vermont	422	(7)
Appendices
Acknowledgments	429	(2)
Picture Credits	431	(4)
Index	435	(12)
Converting to Metric	447