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| Preface | |
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| The Maine Woods: Through Time and Across Space | |
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| An Ancient Forest in Portland | |
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| Moosehead Lake | |
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| Maine Forests in Time and Space | |
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| About This Book | |
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| Common and Scientific Names of Species Used in the Text | |
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| From Rocks to Ice to Forests: How Did the Land and Forests of Maine Form and Change over Geological Time? | |
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| The Bog in the Basin | |
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| The Dynamic Earth | |
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| Origin of the Bedrock of Maine | |
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| Climate Change | |
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| Deglaciation and the Emergence of Land in Maine | |
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| How Glaciation Shaped the Maine Landscape | |
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| Life in a New World: The Forest Reconstituted | |
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| 15,000 Years: Changing Environments, Changing Forests | |
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| Postglacial Animals of Maine | |
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| Lessons Learned | |
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| The Presettlement Forest of Maine: What Were the Forests Like before European Settlement? | |
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| Explorers: Observers of Maine's Presettlement Forest | |
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| Land Surveys of Maine's Presettlement Forest | |
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| Paleoecology: Remains from the Past | |
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| The Remnant Old-Growth Landscape: "Still Stands the Forest Primeval" | |
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| Remnant Old-Growth Stands: Museums of the Past | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Observations by Early Explorers of the Forests along the Maine Coast | |
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| Observations of Forests by Travelers and Surveyors in the Interior of Maine before Division into Towns | |
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| Equivalent Vernacular Names for Maine Trees in Old Records | |
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| From European Settlement to Modern Times: How Did Human Culture Transform Maine Forests? | |
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| The Perham Farm, Sandy River Valley, Maine | |
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| Changes in the Land, Changes in the Forest | |
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| Before 1781: Colonial Maine and Its Forests | |
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| 1781-1840: Settlers Come, White Pine Goes | |
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| 1840-1880: Into the Interior-Forest Clearing, Tree Harvesting | |
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| 1880-1920: The Remaking of the Maine Forests | |
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| 1920-1970: Well-Worn Patterns | |
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| 1970-2010: Conflict and Change | |
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| Maine Forests Today | |
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| Appendix 4.1: Chronology of Important Events in the History of the Maine Woods from European Settlement to Today | |
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| The Length and Breadth and Height of Maine: How and Why Do Forests Vary across the State? | |
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| Six Maine Nature Snapshots | |
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| Making Sense of the Diversity of Maine Forests | |
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| Maine's Place in the Natural Geography of North America | |
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| Dividing Up the State: The Ecoregions of Maine | |
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| The Natural Communities of Maine | |
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| Why Is Maine Ecologically Diverse? | |
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| Putting Classification into Practice: Maine's Conservation Network | |
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| Ecoregional Frameworks in Maine | |
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| Seven Ecoregions of Maine | |
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| The Natural Community System of Maine | |
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| The Future of the Maine Woods: What Will Maine Forests Be Like in the Year 2100? | |
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| View from a Maine Woodlot | |
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| The Future: Changing Environments, Changing Forests | |
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| Changing Nutrient Cycles: Acid Rain and Nitrogen Saturation | |
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| Changing Enemies: Invasive Exotic Insects, Diseases, and Plants | |
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| Changing Disturbance: Land Use-Forestry and Housing Development | |
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| Changing Climate | |
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| Interacting Stresses and Forest Dieback | |
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| The Future of the Maine Woods: Forecasts and Uncertainty | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Illustration Credits | |
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| Index | |