Hardcover edition in Like New / Fine condition with a nice, crisp Like New

Hardcover edition in Like New / Fine condition with a nice, crisp Like New dust jacket. The covers are in great shape. The binding is square and tight. Small abrasion to the front flyleaf. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. From the lush forests of Appalachia to the frozen tundra of Alaska, and from the tallgrass prairies of the Midwest to the subtropical rainforests of Hawaii, the United States harbors a remarkable array of ecosystems. These ecosystems in turn sustain an exceptional variety of plant and animal life. For species such as salamanders and freshwater turtles, the United States ranks as the global center of diversity. Among the nation's other unique biological features are California's coast redwoods, the world's tallest trees, and Nevada's Devils Hole pupfish, which survives in a single ten-by-seventy-foot desert pool, the smallest range of any vertebrate animal. Precious Heritage draws together for the first time a quarter century of information on U.S. biodiversity developed by natural heritage programs from across the country. This richly illustrated volume not only documents those aspects of U.S. biodiversity that are particularly noteworthy, but also considers how our species and ecosystems are faring, what is threatening them, and what is needed to protect the nation's remaining natural inheritance. Above all, Precious Heritage is a celebration of the extraordinary biological diversity of the United States. 399 pages.

Size: 8x1x11; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean,

Size: 8x1x11; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Folio-over 12-15" tall 1st printing indicated on the copyright page. Fine in

Folio-over 12-15" tall 1st printing indicated on the copyright page. Fine in a fine jacekt with no wear looks new. Signed by the lead editor on the half-title with just his name only: "Bruce A. Stein."