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| Foreword Albert E. Radford | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Piedmont Defined | |
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| Geography Beneath the Surface | |
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| The Primal Piedmont Succession | |
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| Weather and Climate Temperature | |
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| Moisture Effectiveness Winds and Landforms | |
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| Climatic History Microclimate Effects of Climate on Life Forms | |
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| Cultivated Lands | |
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| Farmlands Row Crops Hayfields | |
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| Animals of Hayfields Pastures | |
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| Animals of Pastures Microcommunities | |
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| Lands in Succession | |
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| Plant Succession | |
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| The Terminology of Succession | |
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| The Effects of Drainage on Succession Historical | |
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| Perspective Abandoned Farmland Piedmont Succession Stages | |
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| The Mesosere: Habitats on Well-Drained Soils | |
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| The Herbaceous Phase | |
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| Animals of the Herbaceous Phase Mesic Woody Succession | |
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| Animals of the Mesic Woody Succession The Growing Forest | |
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| Animals of the Growing Forest The Mature Forest | |
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| Animals of the Mature Forest | |
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| The Xerosere: Dry Soil Habitats | |
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| The Herbaceous Phase Xeric Woody Succession | |
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| The Growing Forest | |
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| The Mature Forest Animals of the Xerosere | |
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| The Hydrosere: Wet Soil Habitats Flowing Water: | |
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| The Lotic Habitats | |
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| The Alluvial Forest | |
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| The Swamp Forest | |
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| Animals of the Lotic Habitats Still Water: | |
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| The Lentic Habitats | |
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| Animals of the Lentic Habitats | |
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| Special Places | |
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| Outstanding or Representative Botanical | |
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| Communities Granitic Outcrops Non-Granitic | |
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| Outcrops Serpentine Barrens Unique Gymnosperm | |
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| Communities Unique Deciduous Habitats | |
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| The Glaciated Piedmont Appendices Selected | |
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| Lepidoptera of the Piedmont Reptiles of the Piedmont | |
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| Amphibians of the Piedmont Selected Birds of the Piedmont | |
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| Mammals of the Piedmont Illustrations of Selected Piedmont | |
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| Plants by Habitat Common Names of Selected Piedmont Plants | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |