What should a clever moose eat? : natural history, ecology, and the North Woods /: natural history, ecology, and the North Woods. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Pastor ; illustrated by the author.
• Authors: Pastor, John
• Other Names: Pastor, John illustrator.
• Contents: 1. Setting the Stage -- 2. The Emergence of the North Woods -- 3. The Birth and Death of a Beaver Pond -- 4. David Thompson's Canoe -- 5. How Long Should a Leaf Live? -- 6. The Shapes of Leaves -- 7. The Shapes of Crowns -- 8. How Should Leaves Die? -- 9. Foraging in the Beaver's Pantry -- 10. Mouse Wars, Fungi, and Spruce -- 11. What Should a Clever Moose Eat? -- 12. Tent Caterpillars, Aspens, and the Regulation of Ecosystems -- 13. The Diversity of Warblers and the Control of Spruce Budworm -- 14. The Dance of Hare and Lynx -- 15. Skunk Cabbages, Blowflies, and the Smells of Spring -- 16. When Should Flowers Bloom and Fruits Ripen? -- 17. Everybody's Favorite Berries -- 18. Coevolution of Crossbills and Conifer Cones -- 19. Does Fire Destroy or Maintain the North Woods? -- 20. The Legacies of a Fire -- 21. The Correlated Evolution of Serotiny, Flammability, and Fire.
• Publisher Details: Washington, DC : Island Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxiv, 298 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 577.3097; Environment; Forest ecology -- North America; Ecosystem health -- North America; Natural history -- North America; Forest dynamics -- North America; Environmental sciences; Ecology; Nature Conservation; Ecosystem health; Forest dynamics; Forest ecology; Natural history; NATURE / Ecology; NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness; SCIENCE / Environmental Science; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Conservation of the environment; Science -- Environmental Science; The environment; North America; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781610916783; 1610916786
• Related ISBNs: 9781610917483; 1610917480
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 17, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.