A Natural History Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park

by Linzey, Donald W.

• ISBN13: 9781572336124
• ISBN10: 1572336129
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Univ of Tennessee Pr

Summary

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of America's most beautiful and popular national parks. Located in the southern Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina, it is home to more than 100,000 species of plants and animals.

Author Biography

Donald W. Linzey, a wildlife biologist and ecologist, is professor of biology at Wytheville Community College in Wytheville, Virginia. He is an authority on the mammals of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and its environs

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
The Beginning	p. 5
Topography and Climate	p. 21
Pre-Park History	p. 31
Park Formation	p. 41
Forests and Blads	p. 51
Animals	p. 97
Endangered Species	p. 161
Reintroductions	p. 171
Natural History Research in the Park	p. 183
All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory	p. 197
Environmental Concerns	p. 207
What the Future May Hold	p. 235
Where Is That? Park Localities Referenced in Text	p. 245
Checklist of Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines Referenced in Text	p. 253
Checklist of Wildflowers, Herbs, Sedges, and Grasses Referenced in Text	p. 257
Checklist of Ferns Referenced in Text	p. 261
Notes	p. 263
Selected Bibliography	p. 277
Index	p. 279
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