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This introduction to the ecology of North America presents a biome-based approach to its plant/animal communities. Primarily descriptive and non-mathematical.
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Tundra.; Boreal Forest.; Eastern Deciduous Forest.; Grasslands: Plains and Prairies.; Other Grasslands and Related Areas.; Deserts.; Chaparral and Pinyon--Juniper Woodlands.; Montane Forests.; Temperate Rain Forest.; A Selection of Special Environments.; Appendix.; Glossary.; Index.
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ERIC G. BOLEN earned a BS degree in wildlife management, with a forestry minor, from the University of Maine, and MS and PhD degrees from Utah State University. He has served as Dean of the Graduate School at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and as editor of the Wildlife Society Bulletin. He is the author of five books, more than 170 scientific papers, and 20 articles in the World Book Encyclopedia.