Biology

This interactive field guide features 112 species of Michigan birds organized by color, making bird identification in Michigan easy.

An easy-to-use identification guide of all the turtles, snakes, lizards, salamanders, frogs and toads in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.

This expert bird field guide offers tips for beginners and practiced birders alike for the ultimate birding adventure.

The culmination of three decades of work by Michigan Natural Features Inventory ecologists, this essential guidebook to the natural communities of Michigan introduces the diverse terrain of a unique state.

Describing more than 1,100 species, this is a comprehensive guide to wildflowers in Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ontario. A new introduction to this second edition discusses wildflowers in the context of their natural communities. Packed with detailed information, this field guide is compact enough to be handy for outdoors lovers of all kinds, from novice naturalists to professional botanists. It includes: * more than 1,100 species from 459 genera in 100 families * many rare and previously overlooked species * 2,100 color photographs and 300 drawings * Wisconsin distribution maps for almost all plants * brief descriptions including distinguishing characteristics of the species * Wisconsin status levels for each species of wildflower (native, invasive, endangered, etc.) * derivation of Latin names.

Prairies and savannas are a rare and unique part of Michigan's natural heritage. Once occupying a significant portion of Lower Michigan's landscape, these dynamic and varied communities have nearly vanished, along with numerous species that rely on the habitats they provide. Now less than 1 percent of the original prairie and savanna acreage remains in Michigan, and the little that remains is threatened by habitat destruction, invasive species, and rapidly closing canopies. Prairies and Savannas in Michigan gives a complete understanding of these dynamic systems, the plants and animals they support, the ecological processes that sustain them, and current efforts to restore these valuable pieces of Michigan's natural heritage.       Intended for general readers, Prairies and Savannas in Michigan clearly describes the variety of natural habitats and itemizes noteworthy species found in each. The book fills a unique niche for practicing and armchair ecologists alike, and it provides a much needed educational overview for citizens living in a state with such unique and diverse--though rapidly disappearing--habitats. This is the only work in print that focuses on prairie and savanna communities.