Taken from the earlier book Priceless Florida (and modified for a stand-alone book), this volume discusses the fresh- and saltwater systems of Florida, including lakes and ponds; rivers and streams; springs; aquatic caves; estuarine waters and seafloors; submarine meadows, sponge, rock, and reef communities; and the Gulf and Atlantic Ocean.

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	152
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Pineapple Press
Fecha de Publicación	2014-10-01
Dimensiones	10.9" x 8.4" x 0.4" pulgadas
Serie	Florida's Natural Ecosystems and Native Species
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	No
Temas	Ecología, Ecología, Ecología, Ecología, Ecología, Ecología, Ecología, Ecología, Ecología, Ecología, Ecología, Ecología, Ecología, Ecología

Means, D. Bruce

D. Bruce Means grew up in Alaska, received his Ph.D. in biology from Florida State University, and is president of the Coastal Plains Institute and Land Conservancy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving the rich biodiversity of the vast coastal plain of the southeastern United States. He is an adjunct professor of biological science at Florida State University, where he has taught courses on the ecology of upland, wetland, and coastal environments of the Southeast, as well as vertebrate biology, ichthyology, mammalogy, herpetology, general biology, tropical ecology, and conservation biology. His research has focused on such diverse topics as fire ecology, the natural history of South American tepuis, biogeography, conservation, endangered species, and the evolution and natural history of amphibians and reptiles. He has published more than 235 scientific articles, technical reports, and popular articles in National Wildlife, International Wildlife, Natural History, BBC Wildlife, National Geographic, Fauna, South American Explorer, and other magazines.