From the Forest to the Sea

by Maser, Chris; Sedell, James R.

• ISBN13: 9781884015175
• ISBN10: 1884015174
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-05-01
• Publisher: Saint Lucie Pr

Summary

Lucie Press. Authors offer a combined historical and ecological perspective. Topics discussed are: From the forest to the sea: Source, function, and transport of driftwood, the sea and estuaries, and rivers and streams. DLC: Aquatic ecology.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
The Present: A Severed Connection
European Settlement and Laissez-Faire Capitalism	p. 3
From the Forest to the Sea: Source, Function, and Transport of Driftwood
The Streams	p. 11
The Stream-Order Continuum	p. 11
Where Does Driftwood Originate?	p. 22
The Function of Driftwood	p. 26
The McKenzie River	p. 45
The Stream-Order Continuum Revisited	p. 45
Driftwood on the Floodplain	p. 47
The Willamette and Columbia Rivers	p. 51
Of Floods and Driftwood	p. 54
The Estuary	p. 57
How Estuaries Function	p. 59
Gribbles	p. 64
Shipworms	p. 68
Driftwood in Estuaries	p. 74
How Some Animals Use Driftwood	p. 78
Driftwood and Salt Marshes	p. 82
The Sea	p. 89
Driftwood in the Open Ocean	p. 89
Driftwood, Currents, and Beaches	p. 95
Driftwood Battering Rocky Shores	p. 97
Driftwood as Habitat and Food	p. 100
Driftwood and Tuna	p. 107
Borers of the Deep	p. 111
From the Sea to the Forest: Settlement
The Sea and Estuaries	p. 119
Historical Perspective	p. 119
Current Legal and Policy Perspective of Beached Driftwood	p. 128
The Rivers and Streams	p. 131
Historical Perspective	p. 131
Current Outlook?	p. 140
Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Plants and Animals	p. 149
Glossary	p. 157
Endnotes	p. 173
References	p. 177
Index	p. 197
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