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9781934028421

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

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  • ISBN13:

    9781934028421

  • ISBN10:

    1934028428

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-10-19
  • Publisher: NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK

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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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