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100 1 $aHolmes, Hannah,$d1963-
245 10 $aSuburban safari :$ba year on the lawn /$cHannah Holmes.
250 $a1st U.S. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bBloomsbury Pub. :$bDistributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers,$c2005.
300 $a262 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 247-259).
520 $aMore 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.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- 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.
650 0 $aUrban animals$zMaine.
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650 0 $aUrban ecology (Sociology)$zMaine.
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