Florida's Uplands

by Ellie Whitney, D Bruce Means, Anne Rudloe

Taken from the earlier book Priceless Florida (and modified for a stand-alone book), this volume discusses the well-drained areas of Florida, including high pine grasslands, flatwoods and prairies, interior scrub, hardwood hammocks, rocklands and caves, and beach dunes. Introduces readers to the trees and plants, insects, mammals, reptiles, and other species that live in Florida's unique uplands ecosystem.

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175 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2014

About the author

Dr. Ellie Whitney, Ph.D., grew up in New York City and received her BA and PhD degrees in English and Biology at Harvard and Washington Universities. She taught at both Florida State University and Florida A&M University, wrote newspaper columns on environmental matters for the Tallahassee Democrat, and coauthored almost a dozen college textbooks on nutrition, health, and related topics. She spent three decades exploring outdoor Florida and studying its ecology. She co-chairs the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, New Jersey, Green Sanctuary Committee. Now retired, and more concerned about climate change than any other issue, she volunteers full-time for the nonpartisan national nonprofit Citizens Climate Lobby.
(Bio-clip from Cengage Publishers)

Reviews

[Abby Heffern · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome text. Reignited that sense of awe and wonder I once felt during middle school science class learning about the perfectly crafted webs of various ecosystems. Gave me a new respect and appreciation for the vast diversity of plants, animals, and upland habitats within Florida - a state often thought of as being uniform and lacking diversity. This couldn’t be further from the truth!

Very thorough and educational but also easy and engaging to read for the curious lay-person.

Looking forward to exploring the other volumes!

[Jim Poling · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative and interesting. Stays on topic and covers the topic very well. Good information for any Floridian. I look forward to reading the other 2 parts of the series.