Nature Guide to the Northern Forest : Exploring the Ecology of the Forests of New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine

by Marchand, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781934028421
• ISBN10: 1934028428
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-19
• Publisher: NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK

Summary

Part field guide, part natural history narrative,The Northern Forestwill help you identify and understand the complex influences that shape the flora and fauna of northern New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine woods. Readable and enlightening, this book explores topics such as human's influence on the history of the wild, adaptation of species at high elevations, the turning of the seasons, winter, and climate change. Includes illustrations and photographs to help readers identify plants and animals.

Table of Contents

Preface

Reading the Landscape: The Influence of Nature and Human Culture on a Forested Countryside

Emerging from an Ice Age

When the north wind blows

Forest for the taking

Plant succession: A land in transition

The changing fortunes of animal populations

Plant Communities of the Adirondacks and Northern New England

Spruce-fir woodlands

Heath bogs

Northern hardwood forests

Pattern and Adaptation at High Elevation

Dealing with disturbance

The limits to tree growth

Life in high places

Patterns in stone

Turning Seasons: Purpose and Promise Behind Autumn's Changing Colors

The need to disperse

High-stakes migration

Laying in stores

When a leaf falls in the forest

Life below zero

Six Months of Winter

The importance of snow

Three ways to stay on top

Climate in Question

Does history repeat itself?

How good are climate projections, and what do they tell us?

The future of the northern forest: Who are the winners, who are the losers?

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