In this field guide to the future, esteemed Harvard University botanist Peter Del Tredici unveils the plants that will become even more dominant in urban enviro

Presents the novice with information about the plants and animals--from poison ivy and cockroaches to crabgrass and mountain lions--that grow and live near huma

Throw it in your backpack, hop on the subway, and explore.

Ecology.

Once you enter the world of the city's birds, life in the great metropolis will never look the same.