The rain forests of home : profile of a North American bioregion / edited by Peter K. Schoonmaker, Bettina von Hagen, and Edward C. Wolf ; foreword by M. Patricia Marchak and Jerry F. Franklin.
| Other author | Schoonmaker, Peter K. |
| Other author | Von Hagen, Bettina. |
| Other author | Wolf, Edward C. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©1997. |
| Description | xvi, 431 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Rainforests of home |
| Contents | Oceanography of the Eastern North Pacific / David K. Salmon -- Climate of the coastal temperate rain forest / Kelly Redmond and George Taylor -- Influence of geological processes on ecological systems / David R. Montgomery -- Vegetation from ridgetop to seashore / Paul Alaback and Jim Pojar -- Terrestrial vertebrates / Fred L. Bunnell and Ann C. Chan-McLeod -- Streams and rivers: their physical and biological variability / Robert J. Naiman and Eric C. Anderson -- Terrestrial/marine ecotone / Charles A. Simenstad, Megan Dethier, Colin Levings, and Douglas Hay -- Pacific salmon: life histories, diversity, productivity / Willa Nehlsen and James A. Lichatowich. |
| Contents | Environmental history / Richard J. Hebda and Cathy Whitlock -- Pre-European history / Wayne Suttles and Kenneth Ames -- Traditional ecological knowledge / Nancy J. Turner -- "Great raincoast": the legacy of European settlement / William G. Robbins -- Economic and demographic transition on the Oregon coast / Hans D. Radtke, Shannon W. Davis, Rebecca L. Johnson, and Kreg Lindberg -- From ecosystem dynamics to ecosystem management / Ken Lertzman, Tom Spies, and Fred Swanson -- Vision for conservation-based development in the rain forests of home / Peter K. Schoonmaker, Bettina von Hagen, and Erin L. Kellogg. |
| Local note | Little-301858--305131007670X |
| General note | Developed from a conference held at the Whistler Resort near Vancouver, B.C. in late Aug. 1994. |
| General note | "Ecotrust/Interrain Pacific." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 96032773 |
| ISBN | 1559634790 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 1559634804 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QH104.5.P32 R35 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |