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      Field Guide to Wisconsin Streams

      $39.95
      A collaborative effort by dozens of biologists and ecologists, Field Guide to Wisconsin Streams is accessible to anglers, teachers and students, amateur naturalists, and experienced scientists alike. More than 1,000 images.
      Maker: UW Press
      Availability: In stock
      SKU: 9780299294540
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      Summary

      A much-needed field guide covering both plants and animals. Useful for Wisconsin and neighboring states and provinces.

      From bubbling spring-fed headwaters to quiet, marshy creeks and tannin-stained northern reaches, Wisconsin is home to 84,000 miles of streams. This guide is the ultimate companion for learning about the animals and plants in Wisconsin streams. A collaborative effort by dozens of biologists and ecologists, Field Guide to Wisconsin Streams is accessible to anglers, teachers and students, amateur naturalists, and experienced scientists alike.

      More than 1,000 images illustrate the species in this field guide. These images are augmented by detailed ecological and taxonomic notes, descriptions of look-alike species, and distribution maps. Descriptions of plants, fish, crayfish, mussels, amphibians, reptiles, insects, and common invertegrates. 

      Details

      • Paperback
      • 336 pages
      • 5.5" x 8.5"
      • Publication Date: 2014
      • University of Wisconsin Press
      • 735 color photos and 467 drawings

      About the Authors

      Michael A. Miller is a stream ecologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources whose professional interests include watershed and stream ecology and management. Katie Songer is an environmental scientist, educator, and writer who has worked with AmeriCorps, the Peace Corps, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Ron Dolen is an environmental scientist and educator who has conducted watershed studies and trained citizen volunteer stream monitors at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

      Summary

      A much-needed field guide covering both plants and animals. Useful for Wisconsin and neighboring states and provinces.

      From bubbling spring-fed headwaters to quiet, marshy creeks and tannin-stained northern reaches, Wisconsin is home to 84,000 miles of streams. This guide is the ultimate companion for learning about the animals and plants in Wisconsin streams. A collaborative effort by dozens of biologists and ecologists, Field Guide to Wisconsin Streams is accessible to anglers, teachers and students, amateur naturalists, and experienced scientists alike.

      More than 1,000 images illustrate the species in this field guide. These images are augmented by detailed ecological and taxonomic notes, descriptions of look-alike species, and distribution maps. Descriptions of plants, fish, crayfish, mussels, amphibians, reptiles, insects, and common invertegrates. 

      Details

      • Paperback
      • 336 pages
      • 5.5" x 8.5"
      • Publication Date: 2014
      • University of Wisconsin Press
      • 735 color photos and 467 drawings

      About the Authors

      Michael A. Miller is a stream ecologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources whose professional interests include watershed and stream ecology and management. Katie Songer is an environmental scientist, educator, and writer who has worked with AmeriCorps, the Peace Corps, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Ron Dolen is an environmental scientist and educator who has conducted watershed studies and trained citizen volunteer stream monitors at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

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