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Best Selling Books by Edward O. WILSONEdward O. WILSON is the author of Southern Wonder (2013), The Poetic Species (2014), Promethean Fire (1983), A Monographic Revision of the Ant Genus Lasius (1955), The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct (2010).
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release date: Nov 08, 2013
Southern Wonder explores Alabama’s amazing biological diversity, the reasons for the large number of species in the state, and the importance of their preservation. Alabama ranks fifth in the nation in number of species of plants and animals found in the state, surpassed only by the much larger western states of California,Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. When all the species of birds, trees, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, wildflowers, dragonflies, tiger beetles, and ants are tallied, Alabama harbors more species than 90 percent of the other states in the United States. Alabamais particularly rich in aquatic biodiversity, leading the nation in species of freshwater fishes, turtles, mussels, crayfish, snails, damselflies, and carnivorous plants. The state also hosts an exceptional number of endemic species—those not found beyond its borders—ranking seventh in the nation with 144 species. The state’s 4,533 species, with more being inventoried and discovered each year, are supported by no less than 64 distinct ecological systems—each a unique blend of soil, water, sunlight, heat, and natural disturbance regimes. Habitats include dry forests, moist forests, swamp forests, sunny prairies, grassy barrens, scorching glades, rolling dunes, and bogs filled with pitcher plants and sundews. The state also includes a region of subterranean ecosystems that are more elaborate and species rich than any other place on the continent. Although Alabama is teeming with life, the state’s prominence as a refuge for plants and animals is poorly appreciated. Even among Alabama’s citizens, few outside a small circle of biologists, advocates, and other naturalists understand the special quality of the state’s natural heritage. R. Scot Duncan rectifies this situation in Southern Wonder by providing a well-written, comprehensive overview that the general public, policy makers, and teachers can understand and use. Readers are taken on an exploratory journey of the state’s varied landscapes—from the Tennessee River Valley to the coastal dunes—and are introduced to remarkable species, such as the cave salamander and the beach mouse. By interweaving the disciplines of ecology, evolution, meteorology, and geology into an accessible whole, Duncan explains clearly why Alabama is so biotically rich and champions efforts for its careful preservation. Published in Cooperation with The Nature Conservancy
release date: Mar 24, 2014
A Monographic Revision of the Ant Genus Lasius
The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct
release date: Nov 15, 2010
E. O. Wilson: Biophilia, The Diversity of Life, Naturalist (LOA #340)
release date: Mar 23, 2021
Seminar on Singularities of Solutions of Linear Partial Differential Equations
release date: Jan 01, 1999
Trees and Shrubs Mozambique
release date: Jan 01, 2018
Pacific Insects Monograph
Goldendoodles-Calendar 2021-
release date: Jan 14, 2021
Ecology Evolution and Population Biology
The ants of Polynesia (Hymenoptera
The Ants of Polynesia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
release date: Jan 01, 1989
Conserving Earth's Biodiversity with E.O. Wilson
release date: Jan 01, 2000
The Applicability of the MacArthur-Wilson Species Equilibrium Model to Artificial Ponds
Revisionary Notes on the Sanguinea and Neogagates Groups of the Ant Genus Formica
Variation and Adaptation in the Imported Fire Ant Solenopsis Saevissima Richteri Forel in the Gulf States
Enemy Specification in the Alarm-recruitment System of an Ant
Convocation Citation, Spring 1997
release date: Jan 01, 1997
Studies on the Ant Fauna of Melanesia
Ionian Enchantment (Chapter 1).
The Sociogenesis of Insect Colonies
release date: Jan 01, 1985
The Anatomical Source of Trail Substances in Formicine Ants
The Organization of a Nuptial Flight of the Ant Pheidole Sitarches Wheeler
The Ergonomics of Caste in the Social Insects
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