Description Naturalists, herpetologists, and ecologists alike agree that tracking herpetofauna is a challenging undertaking.
Nazdrowicz is an adjunct instructor of herpetology at the University of Delaware..
Nathan H.
Cunningham is an associate professor of biology at Chesapeake College.
About the author Heather R.
It will appeal to both amateurs and professionals interested in herpetology, natural history, or ecology, as well as those with a special interest in Maryland\'s biodiversity.
This richly detailed book represents a triumph of citizen science and the culmination of an intensive research partnership.
Essays discuss historical studies, the effects of Maryland\'s current climate, geology, and habitat diversity--and the myriad conservation issues these animals face.
Color photos illustrate the natural history of the 89 species of frogs, salamanders, turtles, snakes, and lizards that call the state home.
This definitive guide combines nearly 160 comprehensive new herpetological maps with historical distribution maps and in-depth species accounts.
Nazdrowicz present the findings of this massive undertaking.
Cunningham and Nathan H.
In The Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas, Heather R.
Enter the Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas project, comprising nearly a thousand dedicated citizen scientists who discovered and recorded the locations of herpetofauna throughout every corner of Maryland.
However, this endeavor was of an impossibly ambitious scope for scientists alone to tackle.
To better understand the distribution of amphibians and reptiles in Maryland and forecast species\' futures in a time of accelerated environmental threats, conducting a comprehensive statewide survey updating 1970s-era distribution maps seemed ideal.
Scientists are concerned about the decline of once-familiar species, but evidence has often been too anecdotal to support firm conclusions.
Description Naturalists, herpetologists, and ecologists alike agree that tracking herpetofauna is a challenging undertaking
