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The last stand : a journey through the ancient cliff-face forest of the Niagara Escarpment / Peter E. Kelly & Douglas W. Larson ; foreword by Sarah Harmer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kelly, Peter E., 1963- author.
- Larson, Douglas W. (Douglas William), 1949- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Forest ecology--Niagara Escarpment.
- Forest ecology.
- Thuja occidentalis--Niagara Escarpment.
- Thuja occidentalis.
- Thuja occidentalis--Ontario.
- Cliff ecology--Niagara Escarpment.
- Cliff ecology.
- Old growth forests--Niagara Escarpment.
- Old growth forests.
- Niagara Escarpment.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ontario : Natural Heritage Books, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An ancient cedar forest exists on the Niagara Escarpment in a highly populated area. This full-colour book reveals the vital importance of this ecosystem to our natural heritage.
- Contents:
- Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER 1: THE NIAGARA ESCARPMENT; CHAPTER 2: EASTERN WHITE CEDAR; The Migration Northwards; CHAPTER 3: THE GREAT MEDICINE TREE; Teas, Pastes and Poultices; Purification; Legend of Glooskap; CHAPTER 4: CANOES, POSTS AND PILES; CHAPTER 5: THE FOREST OF ANCIENTS; Other North American Ancients; The Key to Longevity; CHAPTER 6: NEXT STOP - THE WORLD!; CHAPTER 7: THE ETERNAL OPTIMISTS; Living Barber Poles; A Hard Knock Life; Rabbits, Mosquitoes and Octopi; Why Cedar? Why Cliffs?; Cliffs and Swamps; The Forest Beyond the Trees
- Lords of the RingsCHAPTER 8: THE HUNT FOR CANADA'S OLDEST TREES; A Day in the Field; CHAPTER 9: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS; The Ghost; The Cliff Giant; The Millennium Tree; The Bowsprit; The Amputee; The Alien; The Hunchback; The Three Kings; The Snake; The Ancient One; CHAPTER 10: LOOKING FORWARD; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Originally published: Toronto [Ont.] : Natural Heritage Books, c2007.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786611967901
- 9786613608611
- 9781554883325
- 1554883326
- 9781281967909
- 1281967904
- 9781280578854
- 1280578858
- 9781770704503
- 1770704507
- OCLC:
- 700698751
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