Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient ForestIn this unique "biography" of a beautiful forest in Oregon's Cascade Mountains, the author traces the growth of the forest from its birth in 988 to its current glory as an ancient forest. Offers precise yet evocative accounts of the diverse lives and events within the forested portion of the ecosystem. |
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Page 42
... edge . On rainy nights , however , they may feed in the forest , as much as eighty feet away from the stream's edge . Tailed frogs occurred throughout the burn for centuries prior to the fire of 987 , but now stream temperatures are too ...
... edge . On rainy nights , however , they may feed in the forest , as much as eighty feet away from the stream's edge . Tailed frogs occurred throughout the burn for centuries prior to the fire of 987 , but now stream temperatures are too ...
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... edge , they crawl slowly , gently , close to the ground . They lie down at the stream's edge , and each slowly puts a hand into the water under the overhanging bank of meadow . Then , ever so slowly , they move their hands upstream ...
... edge , they crawl slowly , gently , close to the ground . They lie down at the stream's edge , and each slowly puts a hand into the water under the overhanging bank of meadow . Then , ever so slowly , they move their hands upstream ...
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... edge of the outer resin duct with its front teeth , flips the needle over , bites off the other resin duct , and then eats the rest of the needle . Young , tender needles are often eaten entirely . Although a vole spends much of the day ...
... edge of the outer resin duct with its front teeth , flips the needle over , bites off the other resin duct , and then eats the rest of the needle . Young , tender needles are often eaten entirely . Although a vole spends much of the day ...
Contents
In the Beginning | 1 |
Birth of a Forest | 11 |
Mature Forest | 78 |
Copyright | |
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adults ancient forest animals bark bats become beetles begin big river branches brown bulls burn burrow canopy carpenter ants cavity chickaree colony Corvallis creeping vole dark decay deer Douglas-fir earth edge eggs fallen tree feed feet female fire flying squirrel forest floor fungi fungus gophers grasses ground grow habitat hemlock high ridge human inches insects killed land larvae living male mammals marbled murrelet Maser mature meadow mice mother mountain beaver murrelet mycorrhizal nest night northern flying squirrel Oregon Osborne Russell otters Pacific Northwest pileated woodpecker plants pumas rain red tree vole rocks roots salamander sapwood seeds shrew-mole snags snow snowshoe snowshoe hare soil species spores spring stream summer surface tail thicket truffles trunk Univ USDA vegetation warm weasel western western hemlock western red-backed vole wind winter wood wood-boring woodpeckers woody young forest