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The Highlands : Critical Resources, Treasured Landscapes /
The Highlands is the first book to examine the natural and cultural landscape of this four-state (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut) region, showing how it's distinctive and why its conservation is vital. Each chapter is written by a different leading researcher and specialist...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rivergate Books,
2011.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 0 | 4 | |a The Highlands : |b Critical Resources, Treasured Landscapes / |c edited by Richard G. Lathrop Jr. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction / Richard G. Lathrop Jr -- Bedrock geology of the highlands / Alexander E. Gates and David W. Valentino -- Glaciation and landscape history / Scott D. Stanford -- Major soils of the Highlands / John C.F. Tedrow and Richard K. Shaw -- Groundwater and surface water hydrology / Otto S. Zapecza, Donald E. Rice, and Vincent T. dePaul -- Water resources supply / Daniel J. Van Abs -- Forest history of the Highlands / Emily W.B. Southgate -- Forest ecology / William S.F. Schuster -- Wetlands of the highlands region / Joan G. Ehrenfeld -- An overview of the vascular plants of the highlands and the threats to plant biodiversity. Appendix 9.1: List of twenty-one globally rare, threatened, and endangered plant species reported from Connecticut, New jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, Appendix 9.2: List of fifty-eight invasive or potentially invasive species known from the Highlands region / Gerry Moore and Steven Glenn -- Wildlife of the highlands / Elizabeth A. Johnson -- Ironworking in the highlands / Theodore W. Kury and Peter O. Wacker -- Agriculture and urban development patterns in the Highlands / Richard G. Lathrop Jr -- Open space and recreation in the Highlands / Daniel Chazin -- Land use planning and policy in the Highlands / Rob Pirani, Thomas A. Gilbert, and Corey Piasecki -- Future vision for the Highlands / Richard G. Lathrop Jr., Mary Tyrell, and Myrna Hall. | |
| 520 | |a The Highlands is the first book to examine the natural and cultural landscape of this four-state (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut) region, showing how it's distinctive and why its conservation is vital. Each chapter is written by a different leading researcher and specialist in that field, and introduces readers to an aspect of the Highlands: its geological foundations, its aquifers and watersheds, its forest ecology, and its past iron industry. The Highlands makes a compelling case for land use planning and resource management strategies that could help ensure a sus. | ||
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