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.
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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.
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Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition1. Origin of the Evergreen Forests Conifers and the Ice Age The Advantages of Being Evergreen The Advantages of Long Lived Leaves Enduring the Cold2. Identifying the Conifers How Plants (Including Trees) Are Classified The Ten Genera The Thirty Two Species Conifer Families3. Reproduction of Conifers Pollen Cones and Pollen Pollination A Contrast between Seed Cones and Pollen Cones Vegetative Reproduction4. The Life and Growth of a Conifer Wood Cut Stumps and Whole Trees Outside the Cambium Leaves Roots5. Broadleafs Growing among the Conifers Broadleafs in a Harsh Climate Poplars Birches Alders6. 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 Conifers7. Life on the Forest Floor The Soil Forest Flowers The Floor of the Boreal Forest Valuable Dead Wood and Debris Open Water8. Parasites on the Conifers The Value of Rot and Decay Decay Fungi Rusts Dwarf Mistletoe9. Insects and Conifers Insects as Feeders Beetles Caterpillars and Pseudocaterpillars Sawflies Bugs Parasitoids Ants and Others10. 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 Birds11. Natural and Unnatural Interference Fire Forest Succession Snow and Wind Air Pollution and Acid Rain Logging12. The Big Picture Forest Regions What Controls Which Species Grow Where13. 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 PredictionsIndex
Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition1. Origin of the Evergreen Forests Conifers and the Ice Age The Advantages of Being Evergreen The Advantages of Long Lived Leaves Enduring the Cold2. Identifying the Conifers How Plants (Including Trees) Are Classified The Ten Genera The Thirty Two Species Conifer Families3. Reproduction of Conifers Pollen Cones and Pollen Pollination A Contrast between Seed Cones and Pollen Cones Vegetative Reproduction4. The Life and Growth of a Conifer Wood Cut Stumps and Whole Trees Outside the Cambium Leaves Roots5. Broadleafs Growing among the Conifers Broadleafs in a Harsh Climate Poplars Birches Alders6. 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 Conifers7. Life on the Forest Floor The Soil Forest Flowers The Floor of the Boreal Forest Valuable Dead Wood and Debris Open Water8. Parasites on the Conifers The Value of Rot and Decay Decay Fungi Rusts Dwarf Mistletoe9. Insects and Conifers Insects as Feeders Beetles Caterpillars and Pseudocaterpillars Sawflies Bugs Parasitoids Ants and Others10. 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 Birds11. Natural and Unnatural Interference Fire Forest Succession Snow and Wind Air Pollution and Acid Rain Logging12. The Big Picture Forest Regions What Controls Which Species Grow Where13. 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 PredictionsIndex
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