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COM.ONIXSUITE.9780801477409 03 01 Cornell University Press 01 GCOI 80140100170540 02 0801477409 03 9780801477409 15 9780801477409 59 BC <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textcase="02">The World of Northern Evergreens</TitleText> <TitlePrefix>The</TitlePrefix> <TitleWithoutPrefix>World of Northern Evergreens</TitleWithoutPrefix> 1 A01 Pielou, E. C. E. C. Pielou E. C. Pielou is the author of several books, including After the Ice Age: The Return of Life to Glaciated North America, A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic, Fresh Water, Mathematical Ecology, Biogeography, and The Energy of Nature. NED 2 01 eng 168 00 168 03 108 NAT014000 10 NAT011000 10 NAT034000 24 Internet Natural History & Environmental Studies 24 Internet Field Guides / Nature Guides 24 Internet Life Sciences / Botany 01 01 01 Praise 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 Canada Global 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. 02 E. C. Pielou introduces the biology of the northern forests and provides a unique invitation to naturalists, ecologists, foresters, and everyone who wants to learn about this unique and threatened northern world and the species that make it their home. 04 Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition 1. Origin of the Evergreen Forests Conifers and the Ice Age – The Advantages of Being Evergreen – The Advantages of Long-Lived Leaves – Enduring the Cold 2. Identifying the Conifers How Plants (Including Trees) Are Classified – The Ten Genera – The Thirty-Two Species – Conifer Families 3. Reproduction of Conifers Pollen Cones and Pollen – Pollination – A Contrast between Seed Cones and Pollen Cones – Vegetative Reproduction 4. The Life and Growth of a Conifer Wood – Cut Stumps and Whole Trees – Outside the Cambium – Leaves – Roots 5. Broadleafs Growing among the Conifers Broadleafs in a Harsh Climate – Poplars – Birches – Alders 6. Two Kinds of Trees: Conifers and Broadleafs The Ancestry of "Trees" – The Basic Difference between Conifers and Broadleafs – Gymnosperms Are Woody – The Speed of Living – The Architecture of Trees – Vegetative Reproduction – The Aroma of Conifers 7. Life on the Forest Floor The Soil – Forest Flowers – The Floor of the Boreal Forest – Valuable Dead Wood and Debris – Open Water 8. Parasites on the Conifers The Value of Rot and Decay – Decay Fungi – Rusts – Dwarf Mistletoe 9. Insects and Conifers Insects as Feeders – Beetles – Caterpillars and Pseudocaterpillars – Sawflies – Bugs – Parasitoids – Ants and Others 10. Some Mammals and Birds of the Forest Food and Shelter – Seldom Seen Mammals – Squirrels and Their Relatives – A Rodent and a Lagomorph – Big Herbivores – Carnivores – Big Omnivores – Birds 11. Natural and Unnatural Interference Fire – Forest Succession – Snow and Wind – Air Pollution and Acid Rain – Logging 12. The Big Picture Forest Regions – What Controls Which Species Grow Where 13. Global Warming and the Forests The Physics of Climate Change – How Will Climate Change Affect the Forests – Fire and the Forests – Insects, Lightning, Wind, and Snow (Again) – The Value (If Any) of Predictions Index 04 03 72 01 http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/resources/titles/80140100170540/images/80140100170540L.jpg 07 03 72 01 http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/resources/titles/80140100170540/images/80140100170540S.jpg http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100170540 Comstock Publishing Associates 01 02 2021862 Cornell University Press Ithaca US 04 20111001 01 WORLD 01 9 in 02 6 in 08 10 oz 07 2021862 CUP Services http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu 02 CA MX US BV AL AD AM AU AT AZ BY BA BG HR CY CZ DK EE FO FI GE DE GI GR HM HU IS IE MK IT PS KZ LV LI LT LU UM MT MC ME NL NZ NO PG PL PT RO RU SM AX SK SI ES SJ SE CH TR UA GB VA 02 Y 21 32 01 02 s 19.95 USD 06 5013546051314 NBN International http://www.nbninternational.com 02 BV AL AD AM AT AZ BY BE BA BG HR CY CZ DK EE FO FI FR GE DE GI GR HM HU IS IE MK IT PS KZ LV LI LT UM MT MD MC ME NL NO PL PT RO RU SM AX SK SI ES SJ SE CH TR UA GB VA AU CA JP MX US NZ PG 02 Y 20 20111001 32 01 02 s 02 12.50 GBP