A Stillness In The Pines

Discusses the endangerment of the rare red-cockaded woodpecker and its habitat.

Picture yourself lost in the wilderness, with no way to communicate with the outside world, and no idea what dangers lurk in the darkness? Follow the story of Joe Scarpone, a plain-spoken man with a heart of gold, as he embarks on a journey that will change his life forever. A detour off the main road sets him and a group of strangers on a course through the heart of the Pine Barrens. As they travel deeper into the wilderness, their cell signal and navigation fail them, leaving them stranded and alone. But the worst is yet to come. They watch in horror as an airliner crashes into the woods, leaving them with no way of knowing the fate of humanity beyond the dirt roads, stunted trees, and murky swamps of South Jersey. Isolated and scared, Joe and his companions must navigate the dangers of the Pines while trying to figure out who to trust and who to fear. As night falls and the predators of the forest come alive, tensions rise, and the group's secrets begin to spill out. In the pre-dawn hours, a shot rings out, and someone falls dead. Will their shocking secret come to light, or will it be forever buried in the stillness of the Pines? A Stillness in the Pines" is a gripping and mysterious tale of survival, trust and betrayal that will keep you guessing until the very end. "This was a fascinating mystery thriller from start-to-finish. I couldn't put it down. The overriding question for the reader is, 'What would you do if you were in the protagonist's shoes?' I highly recommend this dystopian tale for our times." - Charles Levin, Amazon Bestselling Author of the Not So Dead Series Get your copy today and experience the mysteries of the Pine Barrens like you've never imagined.

"This study examines the Camp Livingston site of Japanese alien internment in Louisiana during World War II. The authors analyze the experiences of one extended family and the trauma, uncertainty, and injustice they experienced"--

Covering 92 million acres from Virginia to Texas, the longleaf pine ecosystem was, in its prime, one of the most extensive and biologically diverse ecosystems in North America. Today these magnificent forests have declined to a fraction of their original extent, threatening such species as the gopher tortoise, the red-cockaded woodpecker, and the Venus fly-trap. Conservationists have proclaimed longleaf restoration a major goal, but has it come too late? In Looking for Longleaf, Lawrence S. Earley explores the history of these forests and the astonishing biodiversity of the longleaf ecosystem, drawing on extensive research and telling the story through first-person travel accounts and interviews with foresters, ecologists, biologists, botanists, and landowners. For centuries, these vast grass-covered forests provided pasture for large cattle herds, in addition to serving as the world's greatest source of naval stores. They sustained the exploitative turpentine and lumber industries until nearly all of the virgin longleaf had vanished. Looking for Longleaf demonstrates how, in the twentieth century, forest managers and ecologists struggled to understand the special demands of longleaf and to halt its overall decline. The compelling story Earley tells here offers hope that with continued human commitment, the longleaf pine might not just survive, but once again thrive.

As profound threats to ecosystems increase worldwide, ecologists must move beyond studying single communities at a single point in time. All of the dynamic, interconnected spatial and temporal processes that determine the distribution and abundance of species must be understood in order to develop new conservation and management strategies. This volume is the first to integrate mathematical and biological approaches to these crucial topics. The editors include not only a wide variety of theoretical approaches, but also a broad range of experimental and field studies, with chapters written by renowned experts in community ecology, ecological modeling, population genetics, and conservation biology. In addition to providing new insights into well-known topics such as migration, the authors also introduce some less familiar subjects, including bacterial population genetics and ecotoxicology. For anyone interested in the study, management, and conservation of populations, this book will prove to be a valuable resource.

A professor of ecology and evolutionary biology shares his insights into how to protect biodiversity while allowing for human progress--"reconciliation ecology." (Ecology & Environment)