What should a clever moose eat? : natural history, ecology, and the North Woods / John Pastor ; illustrated by the author.
"John Pastor explores the natural history of the North Woods, animmense and complex forest that stretches from the western shore of Lake Superior to the far coast of Newfoundland. From the geological history of theregion to the shapes of leaves and the relationship between aspens,caterpillars,...
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t The Nature of the North Woods -- |t The Assembly of a Northern Ecosystem and the European Discovery of Its Natural History: -- |t Setting the Stage -- |t The Emergence of the North Woods -- |t Beaver Ponds and the Flow of Water in Northern Landscapes -- |t David Thompson, the Fur Trade, and the Discovery of the Natural History of the North Woods -- |t Capturing the Light: -- |t How Long Should a Leaf Live? -- |t The Shapes of Leaves -- |t The Shapes of Crowns -- |t How Should Leaves Die? -- |t Foraging, Food Webs, and Population Cycles of Predators and Their Prey: -- |t Foraging in a Beaver’s Pantry -- |t Voles, Fungi, Spruce, and Abandoned Beaver Meadows -- |t What Should a Clever Moose Eat? -- |t Tent Caterpillars, Aspens, and the Regulation of Food Webs -- |t Predatory Warblers and the Control of Spruce Budworm in Conifer Canopies -- |t The Dance of Hare and Lynx at the Top of the Food Web -- |t Pollinators, Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds: -- |t Skunk Cabbages, Blowflies, and the Smells of Spring -- |t When Should Flowers Bloom and Fruits Ripen? -- |t Everybody’s Favorite Berries -- |t Crossbills and Conifer Cones -- |t Fire and the Dynamics of the Landscape: -- |t Does Fire Destroy or Maintain the North Woods? -- |t The Legacies of a Fire -- |t Fire Regimes and the Correlated Evolution of Serotiny and Flammability. |
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