Life in an Old Growth Forest,9780822521358

Life in an Old Growth Forest

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ISBN13: 9780822521358
ISBN10: 0822521350
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-10-01
Publisher(s): Lerner Pub Group
List Price: $26.65

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Summary

Describes the ecosystem of the Douglas fir, the old growth forests of the Pacific Northwest, the effects of human activities on them, and efforts to protect them.

Table of Contents

Introduction What is an Ecosystem? 6(3)
A Unique Forest Ecosystem
9(7)
The Big Trees: Key to the Old Growth Forest
16(12)
On the Ground and Underground
28(12)
The Forest Canopy
40(6)
Biodiversity and Change
46(8)
People and the Old Growth Forest
54(10)
What You Can Do 64(2)
Websites and Further Reading 66(3)
Glossary 69(2)
Index 71

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