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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In the Beginning | 1 |
Birth of a Forest | 11 |
Mature Forest | 78 |
Copyright | |
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adults ancient forest animals antlers bark bats become beetles begin big river birds branches brown bulls burn burrow canopy carpenter ants cavity chickaree colony 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 hairs high ridge home range human inches insects killed land larvae living male mammals marbled murrelet mature meadow mice mother mountain beaver mycorrhizal nest night nutrients Oregon Oregon Country Osborne Russell otters 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 tree vole truffles trunk vegetation warm weasel western hemlock western red-backed vole wind winter wood wood-boring woodpeckers woody young forest