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03092aam a2200421 i 4500 001 26CBCBD28BE511E8B24E8D0097128E48 003 SILO 005 20180720010525 008 150420t20162016dcua b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2015937835 020 $a 1610916778 020 $a 9781610916776 035 $a (OCoLC)907651379 040 $a YDXCP $b eng $e rda $c YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCQ $d MNU $d AZU $d OCLCF $d GZM $d IO4 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-mn $a n-cn-on $a n-cn-nf $a n-usn-- $a n-us-wi $a n-us-mn 050 4 $a QH102 $b .P37 2016 082 04 $a 508.7 $2 23 100 1 $a Pastor, John, $e illustrator. $e illustrator. 245 10 $a What should a clever moose eat? : $b natural history, ecology, and the north woods / $c John Pastor ; illustrated by the author ; foreword by Bernd Heinrich. 264 1 $a Washington, DC : $b Island Press, $c [2016] 300 $a xxxvi, 298 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 520 $a Collection of essays that address the ecology of the North Words from the creation of its landscape by glaciers to the current relations between species of plants and animals. Discusses ecology, habitat and inter-relationships in the New England states, Quebec, Ontario, Labrador, Wisconsin and Minnesota. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-288) and index. 505 0 $a The Assembly of a Northern Ecosystem, and the Discovery of its Natural History. Setting the Stage -- The Emergence of the North Woods -- The Birth and Death of a Beaver Pond -- David Thompson's Canoe -- Capturing the Light. How Long Should a Leaf Live? -- The Shapes of Leaves -- The Shapes of Crowns -- How Should Leaves Die? -- Foraging and Food Webs. Foraging in the Beaver's Pantry -- Mouse Wars, Fungi, and Spruce -- What Should a Clever Moose Eat? -- Tent Caterpillars, Aspens, and the Regulation of Ecosystems -- The Diversity of Warblers and the Control of Spruce Budworm -- The Dance of Hare and Lynx -- Pollinators, Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds. Skunk Cabbages, Blowflies, and the Smells of Spring -- When Should Flowers Bloom and Fruits Ripen? -- Everybody's Favorite Berries -- Coevolution of Crossbills and Conifer Cones -- Fire and the Dynamics of the Landscape. Does Fire Destroy or Maintain the North Woods? -- The Legacies of a Fire -- The Correlated Evolution of Serotiny, Flammability, and Fire -- Epilogue: Climate Change and the Disassembly of the North Woods -- Postscript: The Beauty of Natural History. 650 0 $a Forest ecology $z North America. 650 0 $a Ecosystem health $z North America. 650 0 $a Natural history $z North America. 650 0 $a Forest dynamics $z North America. 650 7 $a Ecosystem health. $0 (OCoLC)fst00902296. $2 fast 650 7 $a Forest dynamics. $0 (OCoLC)fst00932100. $2 fast 650 7 $a Forest ecology. $0 (OCoLC)fst00932104. $2 fast 650 7 $a Natural history. $0 (OCoLC)fst01034268. $2 fast 651 7 $a North America. $0 (OCoLC)fst01242475. $2 fast 941 $a 1 952 $l MXPG943 $d 20180720044715.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=26CBCBD28BE511E8B24E8D0097128E48 994 $a C0 $b IO4Initiate Another SILO Locator Search