Plant Communities of New Jersey: A Study in Landscape Diversity / Edition 1

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Overview

From the ridgetops of the north to the Pinelands of the south, New Jersey's natural areas display an astonishing variety of plant life. This book--a completely revised edition of the classic Vegetation of New Jersey--enables readers to understand why the vegetation of New Jersey is what it is today and what it may become.

The book portrays New Jersey as an ecosystem--its geology, topography and soil, climate, plant-plant and plant-animal relationships, and the human impact on the environment. The authors describe in detail the twelve types of plant habitats distinguished in New Jersey and suggest places to observe good examples of them.

The book is amply illustrated with photographs of plant communities and individual species and maps. The appendixes provide a cross-reference between the common and scientific names of native plants of New Jersey, and hints for plant identification.

Scientifically accurate yet written in a lively style, Plant Communities of New Jersey belongs on the bookshelf of every New Jerseyan who cares about the environment.

Beryl Robichaud Collins has authored or coauthored seven books, including Vegetation of New Jersey and Protecting the New Jersey Pinelands, both with Rutgers University Press. She has served as senior vice president at McGraw-Hill and as a research associate in the Rutgers Institute of Coastal and Environmental Studies and member of the Graduate Faculty in the Rutgers Ecology Program. Karl H. Anderson is director of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Rancocas Nature Center in Mt. Holly. He has written extensively about New Jersey's natural history, including a checklist of New Jersey plants; and has led hundreds of botanical field trips throughout the Garden State.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780813520711
  • Publisher: Rutgers University Press
  • Publication date: 7/1/1994
  • Edition description: Revised
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 312
  • Sales rank: 1,186,830
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.65 (d)

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction 1
I Understanding a Natural Landscape
1 Why the Vegetation of New Jersey Is What It Is 5
II Influences on the Natural Vegetation of New Jersey
2 Geologic and Soil Features of New Jersey 21
3 Climate of New Jersey 42
4 Human and Other Biological Influences on the New Jersey Landscape 51
5 Diversity of Plant Habitats and Communities in New Jersey 72
III Plant Community Types in New Jersey Habitats
6 Ridgetops, Steep Slopes, Outcroppings of North Jersey 93
7 Uplands of North Jersey 108
8 Freshwater Wetlands of North Jersey 128
9 Freshwater Wetlands of South Jersey 147
10 Pine Barrens of South Jersey 168
11 Uplands of South Jersey 184
12 Coastal Salt Marshes 199
13 Coastal Sand Dunes 211
IV The Future
14 New Jersey's Landscape of Tomorrow 225
Appendix I. Locations at Which Particular Vegetation Types Can Be Seen 251
Appendix II. References for Plant Identification 255
Appendix III. Plant Names 259
Index 281
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