Ecology of the Northern Lowland Bogs and Conifer Forests

1st Edition - January 28, 1982
Author: James A. Larsen
Language: English
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Ecology of the Northern Lowland Bogs and Conifer Forests is a book on the ecology of bogs and conifer swamps and, to some extent, the marshlands. The chapters that follow are, for… Read more

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Ecology of the Northern Lowland Bogs and Conifer Forests is a book on the ecology of bogs and conifer swamps and, to some extent, the marshlands. The chapters that follow are, for the most part, a review of what is known about the northern bogs and lowland forests, written in the terminology of science in the hope, as well as the expectation, that such knowledge will be of value to those who appreciate the beauty of bogs and marshlands, to ecologists and other biological scientists, naturalists, wildlife conservationists, hunters, trappers, construction engineers, as well as to others whose vocations or avocations take them afield. The discussion is devoted, at least primarily, to the ecology of one kind of wetland—the lowland bogs and conifer forests—and treats only in passing the marshlands and other kinds of vegetational communities that are also classified as wetlands. Of particular concern are the lowland peat bogs and forests, especially those that have developed to a point where their identity is indisputable for the simple reason that no other review of accumulated knowledge on these vegetational communities is presently available.

Preface1 Lowland Bog and Conifer Forest Ecology: Historical Perspective Forest Influences Discovery of the Principles Early Americans Plants and Environment2 The Organismic Forest: Historical Perspective Continued3 Comprehending the Northern Plant Communities Early Views4 A Thoreauvian Digression: Bog Community Composition and Structure Bog Plant Communities Species of the Communities5 Plant Species of the Bogs - I North American Habitats6 Plant Species of the Bogs - II7 Character Sketch of Marshland Species8 Where the Bogs Are Found9 Some Reflections on the Species10 More Reflections on the Species The Northern Ericads Oxycoccus Group Three Origins11 Origins of the Ericaceae Tertiary, Pliocene, and Pleistocene12 Post-Glacial Migrations13 Some Speculation on Sclerophyllous Matters Conditions of Life for Ericads Morphology of the Northern Plants14 Acidity, Minerals, and Sclerophylly Minerals and Sclerophylly15 More on Sclerophylly and Xeromorphy Sclerophylly and Xeromorphy Sclerophylly and Nutrients The Ericoid Leaf Integrated Factor Complex Transpiration and Environment Summary16 Evergreens: Nutrient Dynamics 148 Nutrients Recycled — 1 Nutrients Recycled—2 Mineral Utilization Precipitation of Elements17 Nutrients and Plant Communities Other Influences: Allelopathy Nutrients and Succession Rare Extreme Conditions Summary18 Soil Conditions and Microbiology of Bogs Bog Waters Microbiology of a Bog19 The Mosses: Basic Ecology The Significant Parameters Mosses: Physiology and Habitat Habitat Preference20 Development of Communities I: Regional Relationships Bog Communities: Structure Organic Production21 Development of Communities II: Broad Ecological Relationships The Role of Pioneer A Successional Scheme Regional Differences Importance of Trees Variations in Structure Plant Community Variation Water, Minerals, and Species22 The Plant Species: Physiological Ecology Physiological Adaptations Adaptive Diversity Bog, Alpine, and Arctic Comparisons Transpiration Characteristics23 Utilization of the Bogs New Techniques24 The Bog as Wildlife Habitat The Animals: Mammals The Animals: BirdsEpilogueAppendix A. Listing of Common Species Inhabiting Northern Lowland Bogs and Conifer Forests B. Common Moss Species Inhabiting Northern Lowland Bogs and Conifer ForestsBibliographyIndex