What should a clever moose eat? natural history, ecology, and the North Woods /
Collection of essays that address the ecology of the North Woods from the creation of its landscape by glaciers to the current relations between species of plants and animals. Discusses ecology, habitat and inter-relationships in the New England states, Quebec, Ontario, Labrador, Wisconsin and Minne...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Washington : Island Press, [2016] |
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| Online Access: | Available in Springer Earth and Environmental Science eBooks 2016 English/International. Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete. |
Table of Contents:
- The assembly of a northern ecosystem, and the discovery of its natural history
- Setting the stage
- The emergence of the North Woods
- Beaver ponds and the flow of water in northern landscapes
- David Thompson, the fur trade, and the discovery of the natural history of the North Woods
- Capturing the light
- How long should a leaf live?
- The shapes of leaves
- The shapes of crowns
- How should leaves die?
- Foraging, food webs, and population cycles of predators and their prey
- Foraging in a beaver's pantry
- Voles, fungi, spruce, and abandoned beaver meadows
- What should a clever moose eat?
- Tent caterpillars, aspens, and the regulation of food webs
- Predatory warblers and the control of spruce budworm in conifer canopies
- The dance of hare and lynx at the top of the food web
- Pollinators, flowers, fruits, and seeds
- Skunk cabbages, blowflies, and the smells of spring
- When should flowers bloom and fruits ripen?
- Everybody's favorite berries
- Crossbills and conifer cones
- Fire and the dynamics of the landscape
- Epilogue: Does fire destroy or maintain the north woods?
- The legacies of a fire
- Fire regimes and the correlated evolution of serotiny and flammability
- Climate change and the disassembly of the north woods
- Postscript: the natural history of beauty.