CHECKLIST AND SYNONYMY OF DELAWARE HIGHER PLANTS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WETLAND INDICATOR AND RARITY STATUS
The most comprehensive, up-to-date
source that puts scientific and
regulatory information together for
Delaware wild plants:
302 pages
5.5 x 7.4 inches
paperbound
ISBN 0-9716659-3-1
Call: (610) 356 - 1416
1 - 9 copies, $40 each
10 and up 30% off
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- Alphabetical, pocket-sized checklist of 2,290 kinds of wild plants in Delaware by English common name
and by current Latin scientific name according to the Biota of North America Project of John T. Kartesz et al.
- Accurate regional and subregional Wetland Indicator status classification of every plant in Delaware
based on National Wetland Inventory (1997)
- Detailed federal Endangered/Threatened and state Rarity status (DNREC 2003) of all special
concern plants in Delaware
- Growth habit description (native tree, introduced annual herb, etc.) and Plant family for
every plant; Delaware physiographic region from McAvoy & Bennett (2001)
- Full synonymy with botanical authors linking current scientific names with all field manuals and guidebooks
for plant identification
- Thorough, analytical introduction and explanation of regulatory context
An indispensable field and office reference for:
- Wetland Delineators, Soil Scientists, Hydrologists, and Engineers
- Federal, State, and Local Regulators in Pennsylvania
- Field Botanists, Wildlife Biologists, Foresters, and Ecologists
- Students, Naturalists, Conservationists, and Landscape Architects
"Highly recommended…an excellent resource for the field botanist…invaluable to pro-fessionals… and a useful reference for those individuals working, or interested in,
the Mid-Atlantic States." ---- Mark L. Kraus in Wetland Journal 7(1):21
About the Author:
James A. Schmid is a biogeographer and plant ecologist with over 30 years of field experience in environmental impact assessment, wetland delineation, and regulatory consulting. He holds master's and doctoral degrees in geography from the University of Chicago, and taught ecology and environmental science in the Department of Biological Sciences at Barnard College and Columbia University. Since 1980 he has headed Schmid & Company, Inc., Consulting Ecologists, of Media, Pennsylvania. Dr. Schmid is certified as a Senior Ecologist by the Ecological Society of America, as a Professional Wetland Scientist by the Society of Wetland Scientists, and as a Wetland Delineator by the Baltimore District, Army Corps of Engineers.
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