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The Urban Naturalist by Steven D. Garber
This informative, useful field guide reveals the amazing biodiversity within city and suburban landscapes, including trees, insects and other invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The author explains why these organisms live in cities and how they survive, offers tips on which species to look for, and shares hundreds of fascinating facts.
Table of Contents for The Urban Naturalist
| Introduction | | 1 Urban Ecosystems | | 2 Grasses and Wildflowers | | Grasses | | Chicory | | Mugwort | | Plantain | | Purslane | | Clover | | Purple Loosestrife | | Lamb's-quarters | | 3 Trees | | London Plane | | Tree of Heaven | | Gingko | | Honey Locust | | Pin Oak | | White Mulberry | | "Cottonwood, Poplar, and Aspen" | | Willows | | 4 Insects and Other Invertebrates | | Spiders | | Centipedes | | Silverfish | | Dragonflies | | Crickets | | Cockroaches | | Termites | | Book Lice | | "Bookworms, Grain Beetles, and Mealworms" | | Water Bugs | | Bedbug | | Monarch Butterfly | | Gypsy Moth and Tent Caterpillar Moth | | House Fly | | Mosquito | | Yellow Jackets | | Honey Bee | | 5 Fish | | "Common Carp, Grass Carp, and Goldfish" | | Bullhead and Catfish | | Perch | | Sunfish and Bass | | 6 Amphibians | | Spotted Salamander | | Red-backed Salamander | | "Common Toad, Woodhouse's Toad, and Fowler's Toad" | | Marine Toad | | African Clawed Frog | | Cuban Treefrog | | Bullfrog | | Green Frog | | 7 Reptiles | | Sea Turtles | | Painted Turtles | | Snapping Turtles | | Musk Turtles | | Urban Lizards | | Garter Snake and Brown Snake | | Water Snake | | Brahminy Blind Snake | | 8 Birds | | House Sparrow | | House Finch | | European Starling | | Grackles | | Blackbirds | | Common Crow and Fish Crow | | Pigeon | | Doves and Parrots | | Ring-necked Pheasant | | Killdeer Plover | | Herons | | Swallows and Swifts | | Barn Owl and Screech Owls | | Nighthawk | | Peregrine Falcon | | American Kestrel | | Red-tailed Hawk | | 9 Mammals | | Common House Mouse | | Norway Rat and Black Rat | | Eastern Gray Squirrel | | Chipmunk | | Woodchuck | | Virginia Opossum | | Raccoon | | R | | Skunk | | Big Brown Bat | | "Fox, Wolf, Coyote, Dog" | | Cat | | Whales and Porpoises | | Conclusion | | References for Additional Reading | | Index |
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