LEADER 04794nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910779223103321 005 20230802005425.0 010 $a1-280-69871-3 010 $a9786613675675 010 $a1-61168-295-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000000106420 035 $a(EBL)1085058 035 $a(OCoLC)797815544 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000654855 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11457402 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000654855 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10673559 035 $a(PQKB)10479613 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1085058 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse32015 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1085058 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10569255 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL367567 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000106420 100 $a20120111d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe changing nature of the Maine woods$b[electronic resource] /$fAndrew M. Barton ; with Alan S. White and Charles V. Cogbill 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aDurham, N.H. $cUniversity of New Hampshire Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (367 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58465-832-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTitle Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 | The Maine Woods: Through Time and Across Space; An Ancient Forest in Portland; Moosehead Lake; Maine Forests in Time and Space; About This Book; Chapter 1 Appendices; Appendix 1.1 | Common and Scientific Names of Species Used in the Text; 2 | From Rocks to Ice to Forests: How Did the Land and Forests of Maine Formand Change over Geological Time?; The Bog in the Basin; The Dynamic Earth; Origin of the Bedrock of Maine; Climate Change; Deglaciation and the Emergence of Land in Maine; How Glaciation Shaped the Maine Landscape 327 $aLife in a New World: The Forest Reconstituted15,000 Years: Changing Environments, Changing Forests; Postglacial Animals of Maine; Lessons Learned; 3 | The Presettlement Forest of Maine: What Were the Forests Like before European Settlement?; Explorers: Observers of Maine's Presettlement Forest; Land Surveys of Maine's Presettlement Forest; Paleoecology: Remains from the Past; The Remnant Old-Growth Landscape: "Still Stands the Forest Primeval"; Remnant Old-Growth Stands: Museums of the Past; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Appendices 327 $aAppendix 3.1 | Observations by Early Explorers of the Forests along the Maine CoastAppendix 3.2 | Observations of Forests by Travelers and Surveyors in the Interior of Maine before Division into Towns; Appendix 3.3 | Equivalent Vernacular Names for Maine Trees in Old Records; 4 | From European Settlement to Modern Times: How Did Human Culture Transform Maine Forests?; The Perham Farm, Sandy River Valley, Maine; Changes in the Land, Changes in the Forest; Before 1781: Colonial Maine and Its Forests; 1781-1840: Settlers Come, White Pine Goes 327 $a1840-1880: Into the Interior-Forest Clearing, Tree Harvesting1880-1920: The Remaking of the Maine Forests; 1920-1970: Well-Worn Patterns; 1970-2010: Conflict and Change; Maine Forests Today; Chapter 4 Appendices; Appendix 4.1 | Chronology of Important Events in the History of the Maine Woods from European Settlement to Today; 5 | The Length and Breadth and Height of Maine: How and Why Do Forests Vary across the State?; Six Maine Nature Snapshots; Making Sense of the Diversity of Maine Forests; Maine's Place in the Natural Geography of North America 327 $aDividing Up the State: The Ecoregions of MaineThe Natural Communities of Maine; Why Is Maine Ecologically Diverse?; Putting Classification into Practice: Maine's Conservation Network; Chapter 5 Appendices; Appendix 5.1 | Ecoregional Frameworks in Maine; Appendix 5.2 | Seven Ecoregions of Maine; Appendix 5.3 | The Natural Community System of Maine, Developed by the Maine Natural Areas Program, Categorized by Ecosystem Group and State Rarity Status; 6 | The Future of the Maine Woods: What Will Maine Forests Be Like in the Year 2100?; View from a Maine Woodlot 327 $aThe Future: Changing Environments, Changing Forests 330 $aThe ecology of the ever-changing Maine forest 606 $aForest ecology$zMaine 606 $aForests and forestry$zMaine$xHistory 615 0$aForest ecology 615 0$aForests and forestry$xHistory. 676 $a577.3 700 $aBarton$b Andrew M$01522930 701 $aCogbill$b Charles V$01522931 701 $aWhite$b Alan S$091691 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779223103321 996 $aThe changing nature of the Maine woods$93762917 997 $aUNINA