LEADER 05272nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910457862603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8014-6304-1 010 $a0-8014-6303-3 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801463037 035 $a(CKB)2550000000054634 035 $a(OCoLC)756280783 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10497721 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000542765 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11367150 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000542765 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10518218 035 $a(PQKB)10247536 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001517304 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138245 035 $a(OCoLC)966802958 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse51963 035 $a(DE-B1597)478318 035 $a(OCoLC)979740914 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801463037 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138245 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10497721 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL769606 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000054634 100 $a20110315d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe world of northern evergreens$b[electronic resource] /$fE.C. Pielou 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aIthaca $cComstock Pub. Associates$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (169 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8014-7740-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface to the Second Edition -- $tPreface to the First Edition -- $t1. Origin of the Evergreen Forests -- $t2. Identifying the Conifers -- $t3. Reproduction of Conifers -- $t4. The Life and Growth of a Conifer -- $t5. Broadleafs Growing among the Conifers -- $t6. Two Kinds of Trees: Conifers and Broadleafs -- $t7. Life on the Forest Floor -- $t8. Parasites on the Conifers -- $t9. Insects and Conifers -- $t10. Some Mammals and Birds of the Forest -- $t11. Natural and Unnatural Interference -- $t12. The Big Picture -- $t13. Global Warming and the Forests -- $tIndex 330 $aPraise for the first edition-"This book is guaranteed to enrich the reader's next forest visit."-Library Journal"Pielou's book brings forest ecology to naturalists, bird lovers, hikers, cyclists, canoeists, skiers, mountaineers, and back-country campers."-Seattle Post-Intelligencer"It is E. C. Pielou's contention that evergreen forests... are taken for granted and rarely well understood. To remedy this, the distinguished biogeographer has written a book focusing on the northern evergreen forests. This is a book that many naturalists, both novice and experienced, will read with pleasure and interest."-Canadian Field-Naturalist"Pielou makes a strong, irrefutable, case for the preservation of old-growth forests and wilderness. Anyone who appreciates the outdoors should have this book and take its message to heart."-Forest Planning CanadaGlobal warming and human-driven impacts from logging, natural gas drilling, mining of oil sands, and the development of hydropower increasingly threaten North America's northern forests. These forests are far from being a uniform environment; close inspection reveals that the conifers that thrive there-pines, larches, spruces, hemlocks, firs, Douglas-firs, arborvitaes, false-cypresses, junipers, and yews-support a varied and complex ecosystem. In The World of Northern Evergreens, the noted ecologist E. C. Pielou introduces the biology of the northern forests and provides a unique invitation to naturalists, ecologists, foresters, and everyone living in northern North America who wants to learn about this unique and threatened northern world and the species that make it their home.Through identification keys, descriptions, and life histories of the conifer tree species, the author emphasizes how different these plants are both biologically and evolutionarily from the hardwoods we also call "trees." Following this introduction to the essential conifers, the author's perceptive insights expand to include the interactions of conifers with other plants, fungi, mammals, birds, and amphibians.The second edition, enriched by new illustrations by the author of woodland features and creatures, updates the text to include new topics including mycorrhizal fungi, soil, woodlice, bats, and invasive insects such as the hemlock woolly adelgid. Emphasis is given to the very real human-driven impacts that threaten the species that live in and depend on the vital and complex forest ecosystem. Pielou provides us with a rich understanding of the northern forests in this work praised for its nontechnical presentation, scientific objectivity, and original illustrations. 606 $aConifers$zNorth America 606 $aEvergreens$zNorth America 606 $aForest ecology$zNorth America 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aConifers 615 0$aEvergreens 615 0$aForest ecology 676 $a585/.2097 700 $aPielou$b E. C.$f1924-$0920976 702 $aPielou$b E. C., $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457862603321 996 $aThe world of northern evergreens$92457627 997 $aUNINA