A Nature Guide to Northwest North Carolina.1887905960 A nature guide to northwest North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . Skeate, Stewart. Parkway Publishers 2004 215 pages $24.95 Paperback QH105 Skeate (biology, Lees-McRae College Lees-McRae College is a private four-year college in Banner Elk, North Carolina affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Lees-McRae College has the highest elevation of any college or university in the United States east of the Mississippi River[3] , Banner Elk, North Carolina Banner Elk is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 811 at the 2000 census. . Geography Banner Elk is located at (36.159561, -81.871649)GR1. ) presents a general guide to the natural communities, plants, and animals of northwestern North Carolina, to help visitors to the region understand and appreciate the natural surroundings. Where most field guides focus on identification of a particular plant or animal group, Skeate provides an overall description of the various local communities, flora and fauna; the animals described are limited to the vertebrates, including fish, amphibians amphibians members of the animal class Amphibia. Includes frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and cecilians all capable of living on land or in water. , reptiles, birds, and mammals. Illustrated with b&w maps and 260 color plates, the text also includes a listing of specific locales with brief descriptions. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion