In a Desert Garden: Love and Death among the Insects
De (autor) John Alcocken Limba Engleză Paperback – April 1999
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When
John
Alcock
replaced
the
Bermuda
grass
in
his
suburban
Arizona
lawn
with
gravel,
cacti,
and
fairy
dusters,
he
was
doing
more
than
creating
desert
landscaping.
He
seeded
his
property
with
flowers
to
entice
certain
insects
and
even
added
a
few
cowpies
to
attract
termites,
creating
a
personal
laboratory
for
ecological
studies.
His
observations
of
life
in
his
own
front
yard
provided
him
with
the
fieldnotes
for
this
unusual
book.
In
a
Desert
Garden
draws
readers
into
the
strange
and
fascinating
world
of
plants
and
animals
native
to
Arizona's
Sonoran
Desert.
As Alcock studies the plants in his yard, he shares thoughts on planting, weeding, and pruning that any gardener will appreciate. And when commenting on the mating rituals of spiders and beetles or marveling at the camouflage of grasshoppers and caterpillars, he uses humor and insight to detail the lives of the insects that live in his patch of desert. Celebrating the virtues of even aphids and mosquitoes, Alcock draws the reader into the intricacies of desert life to reveal the complex interactions found in this unique ecosystem. In a Desert Garden combines meticulous science with contemplations of nature and reminds us that a world of wonder lies just outside our own doors.
As Alcock studies the plants in his yard, he shares thoughts on planting, weeding, and pruning that any gardener will appreciate. And when commenting on the mating rituals of spiders and beetles or marveling at the camouflage of grasshoppers and caterpillars, he uses humor and insight to detail the lives of the insects that live in his patch of desert. Celebrating the virtues of even aphids and mosquitoes, Alcock draws the reader into the intricacies of desert life to reveal the complex interactions found in this unique ecosystem. In a Desert Garden combines meticulous science with contemplations of nature and reminds us that a world of wonder lies just outside our own doors.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780816519705
ISBN-10: 0816519706
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 191 x 254 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Ediția: New.
Editura: University of Arizona Press
Colecția University of Arizona Press
ISBN-10: 0816519706
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 191 x 254 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Ediția: New.
Editura: University of Arizona Press
Colecția University of Arizona Press
Recenzii
"Alcock
writes
with
a
wry
humor
that
appears
as
well
in
reflections
on
growing
vegetables
and
cultivating
compost.
Graced
with
lively
line
drawings,...Alcock's
engaging,
illuminating
text
offers
delightful
reading
for
all
who
appreciate
the
natural
world."—Booklist
"A spirited primer in Sonoran Desert ecology, cloaked in a memoir of gardening. . . .Ever original, Alcock encourages readers to view the desert with new eyes through this fine contribution to arid-lands literature."—Kirkus Reviews
"Makes a delightful case for insect watching and for creating a space for that purpose . . . Insect enthusiasts will love it—and those who wonder why anyone would be an insect enthusiast need to buy it."—Audubon Naturalist News
"Alcock is a fine stylist, deftly joining the keen observation and scientific insight one expects from a nature writer to the lighter (and, let's admit it, much funnier) voice of a garden writer. The result is a wonderful and informative narrative in which even the compost pile becomes a vibrant stage."—New York Times Book Review
"A spirited primer in Sonoran Desert ecology, cloaked in a memoir of gardening. . . .Ever original, Alcock encourages readers to view the desert with new eyes through this fine contribution to arid-lands literature."—Kirkus Reviews
"Makes a delightful case for insect watching and for creating a space for that purpose . . . Insect enthusiasts will love it—and those who wonder why anyone would be an insect enthusiast need to buy it."—Audubon Naturalist News
"Alcock is a fine stylist, deftly joining the keen observation and scientific insight one expects from a nature writer to the lighter (and, let's admit it, much funnier) voice of a garden writer. The result is a wonderful and informative narrative in which even the compost pile becomes a vibrant stage."—New York Times Book Review
Notă biografică
John
Alcock
is
the
author
of
Sonoran
Desert
Spring,
Sonoran
Desert
Summer,
and The
Masked
Bobwhite
Rides
Again,
all
published
by
the
University
of
Arizona Press.
He is
Professor
of
Zoology
at
Arizona
State
University.