"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. In personal narrative and 79 illustrations, he presents the swamp as a natural world of remarkable biotic diversity and he invites readers to understand why he finds it distinctive, enticing, and unforgettably beautiful. Larson's message is that swamps are a vital part of Florida's landscape that deserve protection and appreciation. In addition, it tells how to explore and photograph the swamps and offers maps that show how to find them. It introduces the flora of swamps, from slime molds to tupelo trees, and examines the animals that live there, from apple snails to bobcats. Johnnie Allan and Bernice Larson Webb Born To Be A Loser: The Jimmy Donley Story (Book). This intimate account of Florida's biological richness bridges the gap between technical and popular discussions of how swamps originated how water, fire, and nutrients affect wetlands the types and distribution of swamps the impact of exotic species and how human activities affect swamps. Swamps in Florida are the last refuge of panthers, wood storks, black bears, and many rare plants such as the ghost orchid and hand fern. One-third of it is covered with cypress domes, wet prairies, mangrove swamps, sawgrass glades, pitcher plant savannahs, and other wetlands. Thoroughly details what the different kinds of swamps are, how they were formed, the flora and fauna found in them, some of the best sites for viewing this habitat, and the overall importance of these areas to man and nature."-William Conner, Baruch Forest Science Institute, Georgetown, South Carolinaįlorida has more swamps and marshes than any other state except Alaska. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Swamp Song : A Natural History of Florida's Swamps by Ronald J. "An excellent description of the beauty and complexity of Florida's swamplands. Vince, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida Expresses Larson's obvious enthusiasm for swamps and will instill the same feeling in readers."-Susan W. In this abundantly illustrated book, naturalist and photographer Ron Larson offers to everyone interested in nature-from bird watchers and canoeists to botanists and policy makers-an introduction to Florida's forested wetlands. May you never be depressed in a depression marsh.Swamp Song is the story of a biologist's romance with the environment. He closes the book with the call for education and advocacy for the wetland, and I would add basic care of oil after an oil change and safe storage of pesticides and chemicals. Larson closes this section with tales of the enigmatic black bear and Florida panther. For bird watchers, the tales of the Ivory Bill are most exciting, in light of current searches. Published by Univ Pr of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A., 1995. For example, I did not know that the weight of fungi per acre is about equal to a small car or that up to 50 species of river fish may feed in an adjacent flooded swamp. View Larger Image Swamp Song - a Natural History of Floridas Swamps Larson, Ron. (1988) and Born to be a Loser (1992) with Bernice Larson Webb, a biography of swamp pop musician Jimmy Donley. There is sure to be an introduction to something new to each reader. He starts with a description and formation of the major areas including depression marshes in Okefenokee and Pinhook swamp basin swamps, and the nearby (to me) Shrub bogs in the prosaically named "Tate's Hell" and flooded river areas as along the Apalachicola, and Strands in South Florida.The majority of the book goes through different plant and animal classes, and the book shines by its broad coverage. He presents a skillful blend of scientific background (including technical references) and personal experiences, particularly in Highland Hammocks State Park and Fakahatchee Strand. Larson presents a grand introduction to forested freshwater wetlands in Florida, where water and trees dominate.
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