A Seasonal Guide to New York City’s Invertebrates

Elizabeth A. Johnson

This engaging illustrated guide gives an introduction to the local invertebrates one can see in various habitats of New York City and offers suggestions for where and when to search for them, along with information on how best to protect them. The Seasonal Guide is being distributed at no charge throughout the City to parks, nature centers, and other organizations involved in public education and conservation.

A Seasonal Guide to New York City’s Invertebrates was written by Elizabeth A. Johnson, Manager of the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Metropolitan Biodiversity Program, with illustrations by Patricia J. Wynne and design by James Lui. Partial funding was provided by a grant from the New York City Environmental Fund. Produced by the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History.

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Protecting Nature in Your Community

Elizabeth A. Johnson and Timon McPhearson

This colorful booklet highlights the importance of nature in New Jersey and provides recommendations for conserving it. The most populated state in the nation, New Jersey also has a remarkably diverse landscape, and is home to mammals such as black bear, bobcat, porcupine, and otter, along with more than 400 species of birds, at least 200 of which nest in the state. In addition, New Jersey supports more than 2,000 native plant species, almost half of which are considered rare within 280 different types of upland and wetland habitats. Protecting Nature in Your Community will serve as a guide for communities, institutions, educators, and individuals to help us appreciate and preserve the natural world in which we live.

Protecting Nature in Your Community was written by Elizabeth A. Johnson, Manager of the Metropolitan Biodiversity Program, and Timon McPhearson, a research scientist and teaching fellow in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology at Columbia University, and was funded by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

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LEGACY: Conserving New York State’s Biodiversity

Elizabeth A. Johnson and Donald Smith, Editors

From the rocky summits of the Adirondack High Peaks to the hundreds of miles of shoreline along the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes, New York State’s rich mosaic of wild neighborhoods supports an abundant variety of life. Legacy offers a remarkable glimpse into this vast array of biodiversity, including the birds in our parks, life in freshwater ponds, varied ecosystems such as alpine tundra, oak-pine forests, and coastal dunes, and much more.

Legacy: Conserving New York State’s Biodiversity is a product of a unique partnership between the American Museum of Natural History’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, the New York State Biodiversity Research Institute, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, The Nature Conservancy, and the New York Natural Heritage Program.

Request your FREE copy by emailing your request and contact information to: BRI@mail.nysed.gov

Vietnam: A Natural History

Eleanor J. Sterling, Martha M. Hurley, and Le Duc Minh, with
illustrations by Joyce Powzyk and maps by Kevin Koy

Designed as a regional natural history and ecotourism guide, Vietnam: A Natural History gives readers an appreciation of the fascinating wealth of biological diversity in this country. The book opens with a history of humans and the environment in Vietnam and an overview of the country’s biological and geological features; separate chapters then focus on the northern, central, and southern regions, highlighting their diverse topography, climates, flora and fauna, and key natural areas. Concluding chapters examine the threats to biodiversity and current conservation activities. Scattered throughout are expert commentaries on topics such as newly discovered species, unique ecosystems such as limestone karst, and specific conservation issues such as wetland restoration in the Mekong Delta. Accompanying the text are informative maps and figures as well as original watercolor illustrations of selected animals and plants by Joyce Powzyk.

Available from Yale University Press
Call (800) 405-1619 or visit: http://www.yalepress.yale.edu/
P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, CT, 06520-9040

Nature in Fragments: The Legacy of Sprawl

Edited by Elizabeth A. Johnson and Michael W. Klemens

Sprawl creates and contributes to habitat loss and fragmentation, pollution, and a host of other environmental problems. In this wide-ranging collection, leading biological and social scientists, conservationists, and land use professionals examine how sprawl affects species and alters natural communities, ecosystems, and natural processes. The collection provides a clear overview of sprawl's impact on biodiversity and articulates measures that can be taken to alleviate it.
The contributors illustrate the need to integrate biodiversity issues, concerns, and needs into the growing number of anti sprawl initiatives, including the "smart growth" and "new urbanist" movements. By combining scientific and public policy discussions, this collection enriches the efforts of those working to create more sustainable human environments.

November. 400 pages 130 line, 25 halftones
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New Directions in Biodiversity Conservation
American Museum of Natural History
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
Eleanor J. Sterling, Series Editor

ELIZABETH A. JOHNSON is manager of the Metropolitan Biodiversity Program of the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History.

MICHAEL W. KLEMENS is a senior conservationist at the Wildlife Conservation Society and director of its Metropolitan Conservation Alliance.

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