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Authors: Miron Heinselman
ISBN-13: 9780816628056, ISBN-10: 081662805X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Date Published: January 1999
Edition: (Non-applicable)
The Boundary Waters region, a vast wilderness of quiet beauty that stretches 115 miles along the border of Minnesota and Ontario north of Lake Superior, has become a favorite destination of nature lovers everywhere. This book is the first comprehensive guide to the geology, biology, and ecology of this unspoiled and fascinating area.
Foreword | ||
Preface | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
Ch. 1 | Introduction | 1 |
Ch. 2 | The Climate of the Boundary Waters | 4 |
Ch. 3 | Origin of the Lakes and Landforms | 11 |
Ch. 4 | The Forest Communities | 16 |
Ch. 5 | Early Forest and Human History | 32 |
Ch. 6 | Fire Origin of the Virgin Forests | 45 |
Ch. 7 | Forest Ecosystem Processes in Relation to Fire | 74 |
Ch. 8 | The Big-Pine Logging Era: 1895 to 1930 | 97 |
Ch. 9 | The Pulpwood Logging Era: 1935 to 1978 | 112 |
Ch. 10 | The Dynamic Forest Mosaic Yesterday and Today | 127 |
Ch. 11 | Fire-Management Programs to Maintain and Restore the Natural Forest Mosaic | 140 |
Ch. 12 | The Role of Mammals in the Ecosystem | 160 |
Ch. 13 | The Role of Birds in the Ecosystem | 177 |
Ch. 14 | The Lake and Stream Ecosystems | 199 |
Ch. 15 | Visitor Impacts on the Ecosystem | 224 |
Ch. 16 | Tomorrow's Wilderness | 249 |
Epilogue | 267 | |
Appendix A | Chronology of Administrative, Legislative, and Judicial Actions to Protect the Boundary Waters Wilderness Region | 273 |
Appendix B | Chronology of the Fur Trade, 1620 to 1890 | 285 |
Appendix C | Plants and Animals of the Boundary Waters Region | 291 |
Appendix D | Stand-Origin Maps | 297 |
Notes | 313 | |
Literature Cited | 315 | |
Index | 325 |