{"product_id":"prairie-a-natural-history-of-the-heart-of-north-america-revised-edition-paperback","title":"Prairie: A Natural History of the Heart of North America: Revised Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCandace Savage\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCandace Savage's acclaimed and beautifully written guide to the ecology of the prairies, now revised and updated.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the previous edition of \u003cem\u003ePrairie\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"Impelled with its sense of the miraculous in nature.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised edition of \u003cem\u003ePrairie\u003c\/em\u003e features a new preface along with updated research on the effects of climate change on an increasingly vulnerable landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also offers new information on: \u003cbr\u003e- conservation of threatened species, including the black-tailed prairie dog and farmland birds; \u003cbr\u003e- grassland loss and conservation; \u003cbr\u003e- the health of rivers and the water table; \u003cbr\u003e- the effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on prairie wetlands; \u003cbr\u003e- the benefits of regenerative agriculture. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with elegant black-and-white line drawings and maps, this award-winning tome continues to be a highly readable guide to understanding the ecology, geological history, biodiversity, and resilience of the prairies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCandace Savage\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of more than two dozen books, including \u003cem\u003eBird Brains\u003c\/em\u003e, the children's picture book \u003cem\u003eHello, Crow!\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Geography of Blood\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. Savage is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and in 1994 she was inducted into the Honor Roll of the Rachel Carson Institute. She shares her time between homes in Eastend and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770224312608,"sku":"9781771645942","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b2573fc82b7257bffa3c63d234dcc7ed.webp?v=1780367184","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/prairie-a-natural-history-of-the-heart-of-north-america-revised-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}