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Eastern Alpine Guide : Natural History and Conservation of Mountain Tundra East of the Rockies / written and edited by Mike Jones and Liz Willey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jones, Mike, 1980- author, editor.
- Willey, Liz, author, editor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural history--Canada, Eastern.
- Natural history.
- Natural history--Northeastern States.
- Mountains--Canada, Eastern.
- Mountains.
- Mountains--Northeastern States.
- Mountain biodiversity conservation--Canada, Eastern.
- Mountain biodiversity conservation.
- Mountain biodiversity conservation--Northeastern States.
- Mountain ecology--Canada, Eastern.
- Mountain ecology.
- Mountain ecology--Northeastern States.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 348 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hanover : University Press of New England, [2018]
- Summary:
- Explore the wonders of eastern North America's alpine regions.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Foreword | Laura Waterman
- Preface (Editors' Note) | Mike Jones and Liz Willey
- Acknowledgments
- Part I | Introduction to the Eastern Alpine Zone
- 1 | Introduction | Mike Jones &
- Liz Willey
- 2 | Mountain Building | Jean-Philippe Martin &
- Daniel Germain
- 3 | Ice Age and After | Jean-Philippe Martin &
- 4 | Climate and Weather | Ken Kimball, Neil Lareau, &
- 5 | Vegetation | Mike Jones, Liz Willey, &
- Marilyn Anions
- 6 | Fauna | Noah Charney &
- Mike Jones
- Part II | South of the St. Lawrence - New England and the GaspÉ Peninsula
- 7 | Mount Washington and the Presidential Range | Mike Jones &
- 8 | Katahdin | Mike Jones &
- 9 | Mont Albert and the Monts Chic-Chocs | Mike Jones &
- 10 | Mont Jacques-Cartier and the Monts McGerrigle | Mike Jones &
- 11 | Other Alpine Sites South of the St. Lawrence | Mike Jones &
- Part III | Newfoundland
- 12 | Southern Long Range Mountains | Paul Wylezol, Claudia Hanel, &
- 13 | Bay of Islands | Paul Wylezol, Claudia Hanel, &
- 14 | Gros Morne | Claudia Hanel &
- 15 | Northern Long Range Mountains | Paul Wylezol &
- 16 | Highlands of St. John | Claudia Hanel
- 17 | Other Alpine Sites in Newfoundland | Claudia Hanel
- Part IV | The Canadian Shield
- 18 | Monts Groulx (Uapishka) | Will Kemeza
- 19 | Monts Otish | Guillaume de Lafontaine
- 20 | Mealy Mountains | Luise Hermanutz, Michael Lederer, Marilyn Anions, Laura Siegwart Collier, &
- Andrew Trant
- 21 | Other Alpine Sites on the Canadian Shield | Guillaume de Lafontaine, Luise Hermanutz, Marilyn Anions, Laura Siegwart Collier, &
- Julia Goren.
- Part V | Conservation
- 22 | A Conservation Vision | Will Kemeza
- Literature Consulted
- Index to Species Listed in the Text
- Photographer Credits
- About the Contributors
- Map Legend.
- Notes:
- Originally published: New Salem, Massachusetts : Beyond Ktaadn/Boghaunter Books, 2012.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-5126-0303-1
- OCLC:
- 1030941614
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