Reading the Forested Landscape

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Title: Reading the Forested Landscape Author: Deepak Chopra ISBN: 9780881504200 Publisher: Countryman Press Published: 2005 Binding: Paperback Language: English Edition: 1 Number o f Pages: 200 Condition Note: New from the publisher Publisher Description: An intrepid sleuth and articulate tutor, Wessels teaches us to read a landscape the way we might solve a mystery. What exactly is the meaning of all those stone walls in the middle of the forest? Why do beech and birch trees have smooth bark when the bark of all other northern species is rough? How do you tell the age of a beaver pond and determine if beavers still live there? Why are pine trees dominant in one patch of forest and maples in another? What happened to the American chestnut? Turn to this book for the answers, and no walk in the woods will ever be the same. Show more