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A stillness in the pines : the ecology of the red-cockaded woodpecker

Title
A stillness in the pines : the ecology of the red-cockaded woodpecker / Robert W. McFarlane ; illustrations by Ellen Mabry.
Author
McFarlane, Robert W.
Publication
New York : Norton, ©1992.

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Description
270 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
Summary
Discusses the endangerment of the rare red-cockaded woodpecker and its habitat.
Series Statement
The Commonwealth Fund Book Program
Uniform Title
Commonwealth Fund Book Program (Series)
Subject
  • Red-cockaded woodpecker
  • Red-cockaded woodpecker > Effect of habitat modification on > Southern States
  • Birds > Conservation > Southern States
  • Rare birds > Southern States
  • Endangered species > Southern States
  • Loblolly pine > Ecology > Southern States
  • Extinction (Biology)
  • Birds > Conservation
  • Endangered species
  • Loblolly pine > Ecology
  • Rare birds
  • Red-cockaded woodpecker > Effect of habitat modification on
  • Southern States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-256) and index.
Contents
The third dimension -- What is a woodpecker -- Extinction is forever -- There is no place like this home -- The generalist, the specialist, and the ecological niche -- A cooperative nature -- Territories large and small -- Bits and pieces -- Beetlemania -- Woodpeckers as agents of biological control -- Peckerwood politics -- Meanwhile, deep in the heart of Texas ...
ISBN
  • 0393030660
  • 9780393030662
  • 0393311678
  • 9780393311679
LCCN
91002771
OCLC
  • ocm23286937
  • 23286937
  • SCSB-2122766
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library