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Overview"Exploring and appreciating the fascinating ecosystems of bogs and fensPeatlands—and specifically ""bogs""—have long been a source of fascination for humans, and these amazing places are truly living relics of the Ice Age. More recently, bogs have come to be regarded as complex and fascinating wetland ecosystems. Peatlands of Ohio and the Southern Great Lakes Region focuses on the sphagnum peat bogs and rich fens of the lower Great Lakes states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, southern Michigan, and the glaciated northern corners of Pennsylvania. The peatlands of today are products of the Wisconsinan Glaciation, when peatland plants originating in northern latitudes migrated southward in a wide band preceding the glacial wall of ice. After thousands of years, the glacier's retreat severely diminished the sites with the very special environmental conditions needed to sustain these ecosystems. However, in a few sites, kettlehole lakes and cold alkaline hillside seeps and springs enabled remnants of peatland vegetation to survive to this day. Guy L. Denny, with accompanying photographs by Gary Meszaros, closely examines this habitat and its special environmental constraints, the geological and climatological origins, and the flora and fauna unique to the bogs and rich fens of this region. As readers will discover as they learn about places like Cranberry Bog in Michigan or Triangle Lake in Ohio, kettlehole sphagnum peat bogs and rich fens are not only essential places to protect, but they are amazing sites to explore, discover new plants, and observe the beauty and splendor of the natural world." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Guy L. Denny , Gary MeszarosPublisher: Kent State University Press Imprint: Kent State University Press Dimensions: Width: 20.30cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.320kg ISBN: 9781606354377ISBN 10: 160635437 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 08 March 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThis educational and beautiful book will make you want to visit and study in detail these wonderful and special habitats. So, explore peatlands, bogs, and fens and their formation, history, differences, and future, as well as their plant and wildlife communities as Guy carries you along with his mix of scientific and everyday language enhanced by Gary's photographs. You are sure to enjoy this armchair adventure! --Hope Taft, First Lady of Ohio, 1999-2007 """This educational and beautiful book will make you want to visit and study in detail these wonderful and special habitats. So, explore peatlands, bogs, and fens and their formation, history, differences, and future, as well as their plant and wildlife communities as Guy carries you along with his mix of scientific and everyday language enhanced by Gary's photographs. You are sure to enjoy this armchair adventure!""--Hope Taft, First Lady of Ohio, 1999-2007" Author InformationGuy L. Denny is a retired chief of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Natural Areas and Preserves. A former director of the Ohio Biological Survey, he is also a past president of the Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association. Gary Meszaros's images have appeared in numerous nature magazines and books. He is the coauthor of and has contributed photographs to five books published by Kent State University Press, including Native Fishes of Ohio and Wild Ohio. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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