Conserving southern longleaf [electronic resource] : Herbert Stoddard and the rise of ecological land management / Albert G. Way.

The Red Hills region of south Georgia and north Florida contains one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in North America, with longleaf pine trees that are up to four hundred years old and an understory of unparalleled plant life. At first glance, the longleaf woodlands at plantations like...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Way, Albert G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2011.
Series:Environmental history and the American South.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: One. From Public Playground to Private Preserve
  • Two. Development of an Expert
  • Three. Putting Fire in Its Place
  • Four. Stalking Wildlife Management
  • Five. Wild Land in Cultivated Landscapes
  • Six. From Wildlife Management to Ecological Forestry
  • Seven. Bringing Agrarian Science to the Public.