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Author Holmes, Hannah, 1963-

Title Suburban safari : a year on the lawn / Hannah Holmes.

Publication Info. New York : Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, [2005]
©2005

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  577.5609 HOLMES    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  577.56 HOLMES    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  577.5609 HOLMES    Check Shelf
Edition First U.S. edition.
Description 262 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-259).
Summary More than 550 square miles of new lawns unfold each year in the U.S. alone. Although new research shows that these lawns aren't nearly as "unnatural" as ecologists once thought, no one has offered an accessible exploration of this novel habitat--until now. Equipped with a lawn chair and her infectious curiosity, science writer Holmes spends a year on her lawn hoping to discover exactly what's going on out there. Under her examination, the lawn teems with life, populated by a bewilderment of birds, a mess of mammals, and a range of plants that record the history of this little piece of ground. As the seasons progress, she guides us through this bustling community, inviting over biologists, ecologists, botanists, entomologists, and energy experts to further unveil the complexities of life in the 'burbs.--From publisher description.
Contents Introduction -- Spring. A flood of feathers ; Bugs in my belfry ; Lawn of many waters -- Summer. I love you, now spit out my Azalea ; The army of earth movers ; The freedom lawn -- Fall. Before ; The stately and scheming trees ; Sifting secrets from the air -- Winter. The thirteen coldest days of the year ; Melting pot blues ; Strange family.
Subject Urban animals -- Maine.
Household animals -- Maine.
Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Maine.
Household animals. (OCoLC)fst00962060
Urban animals. (OCoLC)fst01162360
Urban ecology (Sociology) (OCoLC)fst01733718
Maine. (OCoLC)fst01204270
ISBN 1582344795 (hardcover)
9781582344799 (hardcover)
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