Natural History Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Natural History Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Natural History Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park

About this book

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of America's most beautiful and popular national parks. Located in the southern Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina, it is home to more than 100,000 species of plants and animals.

Already the most extensive volume available on the park's natural history, this second edition of Donald W. Linzey's Natural History Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park updates the wildlife story of the park including the successful reintroduction of peregrine falcons, otters, elk, and four species of fishes along with a discussion of the unsuccessful reintroduction of red wolves.  Linzey also discusses the park's resilience following the Chimney Tops 2 fire and its uncertain future due to climate change, invasive species, and  the impact that civilization is playing in altering the area's landscape.

Written from the perspective of a naturalist who has spent over fifty years conducting research in the park, Linzey draws from a deep reservoir of research, including the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, a concentrated effort to determine all species within a given area within a short time frame. His book provides a thorough overview of everything a visitor to the park would need to know, without complex jargon. Both casual readers and those more interested in the ecology of the Great Smoky Mountains will find this book an enlightening and educational guide.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Epigraph
  7. Contents
  8. Foreword
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Introduction
  11. Chapter 1. The Beginning
  12. Chapter 2. Topography and Climate
  13. Chapter 3. Pre-Park History
  14. Chapter 4. Park Formation
  15. Chapter 5. Leaders of Natural History Research in the Park
  16. Chapter 6. Research and Education Centers
  17. Chapter 7. All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory
  18. Chapter 8. Forests and Balds
  19. Chapter 9. The Chimney Tops 2 Fire
  20. Chapter 10. Animals
  21. Chapter 11. Endangered Species
  22. Chapter 12. Reintroductions
  23. Chapter 13. Environmental Concerns
  24. Chapter 14. What the Future May Hold
  25. Appendix I. Where Is That? Park Localities Referenced in Text
  26. Appendix II. Checklist of Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines Referenced in Text
  27. Appendix III. Checklist of Wildflowers, Herbs, Sedges, and Grasses Referenced in Text
  28. Appendix IV. Checklist of Ferns Referenced in Text
  29. Notes
  30. Selected Bibliography
  31. Index