The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature
The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature
Biographical Note: David Haskell's work integrates scientific, literary, and contemplative studies of the natural world. He is a professor of biology and environmental studies at the University of the South...
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Biographical Note: Table of Contents: Preface -- January 1st-Partnerships -- January 17th-Kepler's Gift -- January 21st-The Experiment -- January 30th-Winter Plants -- February 2nd-Footprints -- February 16th-Moss -- February 28th-Salamander -- March 13th-Hepatica -- March 13th-Snails -- March 25th-Spring Ephemerals -- April 2nd-Chainsaw -- April 2nd-Flowers -- April 8th-Xylem -- April 14th-Moth -- April 16th-Sunrise Birds -- April 22nd-Walking Seeds -- April 29th-Earthquake -- May 7th-Wind -- May 18th-Herbivory -- May 25th-Ripples -- June 2nd-Quest -- June 10th-Ferns -- June 20th-A Tangle -- July 2nd-Fungi -- July 13th-Fireflies -- July 27th-Sunfleck -- August 1st- Eft and Coyote -- August 8th-Earthstar -- August 26th-Katydid -- September 21st-Medicine -- September 23rd-Caterpillar -- September 23rd-Vulture -- September 26th-Migrants -- October 5th-Alarm Waves -- October 14th-Samara -- October 29th-Faces -- November 5th-Light -- November 15th-Sharp-shinned Hawk -- November 21st-Twigs -- December 3rd-Litter -- December 6th-Underground Bestiary -- December 26th-Treetops -- December 31st-Watching -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index. Marc Notes: Copyright date 2012.;Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-264) and index. Review Quotes: Praise for The Forest Unseen "[Haskell] thinks like a biologist, writes like a poet, and gives the natural world the kind of open-minded attention one expects from a Zen monk rather than a hypothesis-driven scientist." --James Gorman, The New York Times "Very much a contemporary biologist in his familiarity with genetics and population ecology, [Haskell] also has the voracious synthetic imagination of a 19th-century naturalist. More importantly, Mr. Haskell is a sensitive writer, conjuring with careful precision the worlds he observes and delighting the reader with insightful turns of phrase." --The Wall Street Journal "I really enjoyed--and learned a tremendous amount from--[ The Forest Unseen] . . . [it] opened the world up to me in a new way." --Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction "What goes on over the course of a year, in one square meter of old growth forest? Everything, to those who look. Haskell's writing is natural history, in every sense of the phrase, at its very best." --Richard Powers, author of The Overstory, PBS Newshour "[Haskell] documents the marvelous profusion of life . . . [a] magical look at the interconnectedness of the natural world, and the invisible ties that bind us together." --The Guardian "Haskell leads the reader into a new genre of nature writing, located between science and poetry." -- E. O. Wilson, Harvard University "[Haskell's] observations--of lichens, snowflakes, salamanders, and more--are deftly interwoven with the science. His account is fascinating, whether he's stripping off in January to experience the physiological effects of severe cold, describing the symphonic sounds of trees in a high wind, or wondering at the bacteriological properties of a vulture's digestive tract." --Nature "Mixing poetry with natural history, [Haskell] follows subtle scientific threads such as species interactions by observing the seemingly mundane--a deer track, scraps of lichens, even a golf ball--to conclusions of gratifying depth." --Conservation Magazine "[ The Forest Unseen] is a 'nature book, ' and a great one, but it's also and less obviously a book about human nature. You can't read its lyrical, tactile prose without confronting the whole question of our place in the natural order, and of what we're doing here. If we want to last much longer on this planet, we'll have to learn to think differently and more deeply about those things, and Haskell can be one of our guides." --John Jeremiah Sullivan, author of Pulphead Publisher Marketing: Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award "Injects much-needed vibrancy into the stuffy world of nature writing." --Outside, "The Outdoor Books That Shaped the Last Decade" The biologist and author of Sounds Wild and Broken combines elegant writing with scientific expertise to reveal the secret world hidden in a single square meter of old-growth forest In this wholly original book, biologist David Haskell uses a one-square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest as a window onto the entire natural world. Visiting it almost daily for one year to trace nature's path through the seasons, he brings the forest and its inhabitants to vivid life. Each of this book's short chapters begins with a simple observation: a salamander scuttling across the leaf litter; the first blossom of spring wildflowers. From these, Haskell spins a brilliant web of biology and ecology, explaining the science that binds together the tiniest microbes and the largest mammals and describing the ecosystems that have cycled for thousands- sometimes millions-of years. Each visit to the forest presents a nature story in miniature as Haskell elegantly teases out the intricate relationships that order the creatures and plants that call it home. Written with remarkable grace and empathy, The Forest Unseen is a grand tour of nature in all its profundity. Haskell is a perfect guide into the world that exists beneath our feet and beyond our backyards. |
Author: Haskell, David George
Publisher: Penguin Books
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2013-03-26
BISAC: Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests|Nature / Ecology|Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Forestry
Subjects: Old growth forests|Natural history|Seasons|Nature observation|Haskell, David George|Philosophy of nature|Old growth forest ecology|Tennessee
Weight: 0.5 lbs
ISBN: 9780143122944
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9780143122944
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