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Roger Tory Peterson Institute
A field guide to eastern forests, North America
by John C Kricher
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10 editions published between 1988 and 1998 in English and held by 2,112 libraries worldwide Provides an introduction to patterns of forest ecology, looks at each of the major forest types of eastern North America, examines changes that occur as abandoned fields turn into forests, features background on the process of adaptation and natural selection, and describes forest changes in each of the four seasons.
A field guide to freshwater fishes : North America north of Mexico
by Lawrence M Page
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4 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 1,741 libraries worldwide "The first comprehensive field guide to freshwater fishes - covers all 790 species known in the United States and Canada. More than 700 illustrations, most in color, show identifying marks. Also includes 377 distribution maps and additional drawings of key details."--P. [4] of cover.
A field guide to rocks and minerals
by Frederick H Pough
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2 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 1,652 libraries worldwide Explains how to start and organize a rock collection; provides detailed descriptions of hundreds of minerals with information on geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structures; and includes 385 color photographs.
A field guide to western birds : a completely new guide to field marks of all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico
by Roger Tory Peterson
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4 editions published between 1989 and 1998 in English and held by 1,652 libraries worldwide On t.p.: A completey new guide to field marks of all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico.
A field guide to insects : America north of Mexico
by Donald Joyce Borror
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1 edition published in 1987 in English and held by 1,296 libraries worldwide
A field guide to medicinal plants : eastern and central North America
by Steven Foster
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6 editions published between 1990 and 1998 in English and held by 1,258 libraries worldwide
A field guide to eastern trees : eastern United States and Canada, including the Midwest
by George A Petrides
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3 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 1,106 libraries worldwide
A field guide to venomous animals and poisonous plants, North America, north of Mexico
by Steven Foster
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2 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 995 libraries worldwide Describes dangerous mammals, reptiles, spiders, insects, flowers, shrubs, trees, and mushrooms.
A field guide to wildflowers : Northeastern and North-central North America
by Roger Tory Peterson
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3 editions published between 1968 and 1996 in English and held by 949 libraries worldwide This book is a guide to the wildflowers in the Northcentral and Eastern regions of the United States.
Lives of North American birds
by Kenn Kaufman
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2 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 850 libraries worldwide Provides information on more than 900 birds, including what they eat, where they build their nests, how many eggs they lay, what habitat they choose, when they migrate, and their current conservation status.
A field guide to trees and shrubs : northeastern and north-central United States and southeastern and south-central Canada
by George A Petrides
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2 editions published between 1972 and 1986 in English and held by 717 libraries worldwide This book gives accounts of 646 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines.
A field guide to the mammals : North America north of Mexico
by William Henry Burt
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3 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 700 libraries worldwide
A field guide to advanced birding : birding challenges and how to approach them
by Kenn Kaufman
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2 editions published between 1990 and 1999 in English and held by 699 libraries worldwide Explains how to identify the most difficult species of birds.
A field guide to shells : Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies
by R. Tucker Abbott
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3 editions published between 1995 and 2001 in English and held by 551 libraries worldwide Describes and depicts eight hundred species of shells.
A field guide to eastern butterflies
by Paul A Opler
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3 editions published between 1992 and 2001 in English and held by 551 libraries worldwide
A field guide to warblers of North America
by Jon L Dunn
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2 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 529 libraries worldwide Describes sixty species of North American warblers.
A field guide to Western medicinal plants and herbs
by Steven Foster
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1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 402 libraries worldwide Features more than five hundred plants and herbs of North America providing information on their location and medicinal uses.
Peterson first guide to butterflies and moths
by Paul A Opler
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2 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 395 libraries worldwide Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus on the animals, plants, and other natural things you are most likely to see. They make it fun to get into the field and easy to progress to the full-fledged Peterson Guides.
A field guide to birds of Britain and Europe
by Roger Tory Peterson
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4 editions published between 1993 and 2002 in English and held by 299 libraries worldwide For nearly 40 years, the Paterson Guide has been the standard field guide to British and European birds. No other book provides such a simple, concise guide to the essential features of bird recognition, enabling precise identification based on comparisons with other species and on distinctive field marks. The Fifth Edition has been completely reconstructed. Roger Tory Paterson has revised many of the color plates and has painted 32 new color plates, for a total of 96.
Handbook for butterfly watchers
by Robert Michael Pyle
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1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 284 libraries worldwide more
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Birds Bird watching Butterflies Butterfly watching Canada Canada, Eastern Canada, Western Climbing plants East (U.S.) Education, Preschool--Activity programs Europe Forest animals Forest ecology Forest plants Freshwater fishes Great Britain Greenland Guidebooks Gulf of Mexico Handbooks, manuals, etc. Herbs Insects Interdisciplinary approach in education Lepidoptera Mammals Marine algae Marine invertebrates Medicinal plants Middle West Mineralogy Mineralogy, Determinative Natural history--Study and teaching Nature study North America North America--Atlantic Coast Pictorial works Poisonous animals Poisonous plants Popular works Rocks Seashore plants Shells Shrubs Trees United States United States--Atlantic Coast West (U.S.) West Indies Wild flowers Wood warblers
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