| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 166 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
| Contents |
1. Hidden depths : Our evolving relationship with northern white-cedar -- 2. Traditional and contemporary uses : Northern white-cedar in our lives -- 3. Geographic distribution : Space and time -- 4. Natural communities : Friends and neighbors -- 5. Northern white-cedar and wildlife : More friends and neighbors -- 6. White-tailed deer and northern white-cedar : Biting the hand that feeds you -- 7. Management : Having our cake and eating it too -- 8. Conservation of northern white-cedar : What we can do now -- Appendix A. Common and scientific names of plants -- Appendix B. Common and scientific names of animals -- Appendix C. The northern white-cedar resource in the United States -- Appendix D. Rare plants in northern white-cedar communities -- Appendix E. Silvical characteristics of northern white-cedar |
| Summary |
"For many reasons, northern white-cedar's long-term survival is at risk. In this book, scientists Gerald Storm and Laura Kenefic describe the threats to this modest yet essential member of its ecosystem and call on all of us to unite behind efforts to protect it and help it to thrive again"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
GERALD L. STORM was a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Department of Interior (Fish and Wildlife Service and National Biological Service), and served as an associate professor of wildlife management with Pennsylvania State University for twenty-five years, retiring in 1997. LAURA S. KENEFIC is a research forester and team leader with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, and faculty associate in the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Thuja occidentalis.
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Thuja occidentalis -- Ecology
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Thuja occidentalis -- Conservation
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Cedar.
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NATURE / General
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Thuja occidentalis
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kenefic, Laura S. (Laura Susan), 1970- author.
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| ISBN |
1609176979 |
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9781628954654 |
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1628954655 |
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9781609176976 |
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