Pine Barrens
Ecosystem and Landscape
Published on 1. October 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
654 pages
978-0-8135-2593-8 (ISBN)
Description
Pine Barrens: Ecosystem and Landscape focuses on the relationship between the ecological and landscape aspects of Pine Barrens of New Jersey. The idea in this book is based from the discussions of Rutgers University botanists and ecologists at the 1975 American Institute of Biological Science meetings, and from the interest generated by the 1976 annual New Jersey Academy of Science meeting, which focuses on the Pine Barrens.
This seven-part book starts with a short discussion on location and boundaries of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Part I covers human activities, from Indian activities and initial European perceptions of the land, including settlement, lumbering, fuel wood and charcoal, iron and glassworks, farming and livestock, and real estate development. The next part of the book describes sandy deposits, geographic distribution of geologic formations, and soil types with their ecologically important characteristics. Topics on hydrology, aquatic ecosystems, and climatic and microclimatic conditions are presented in the third part of this reference. Part IV traces the history of vegetation starting before the Ice Age and analyzes vegetation using different approaches, such as community types, community classification according to a European method, and gradient analysis. Plants of the Pine Barrens are briefly described and listed in Part V. The final part illustrates community relationships of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, arthropods, and soil microcommunities. The book is ideal for ecologists, botanists, geologists, soil scientists, zoologists, hydrologists, limnologists, engineers, and scientists, as well as planners, decision-makers, and managers who may largely determine the future of a region.
This seven-part book starts with a short discussion on location and boundaries of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Part I covers human activities, from Indian activities and initial European perceptions of the land, including settlement, lumbering, fuel wood and charcoal, iron and glassworks, farming and livestock, and real estate development. The next part of the book describes sandy deposits, geographic distribution of geologic formations, and soil types with their ecologically important characteristics. Topics on hydrology, aquatic ecosystems, and climatic and microclimatic conditions are presented in the third part of this reference. Part IV traces the history of vegetation starting before the Ice Age and analyzes vegetation using different approaches, such as community types, community classification according to a European method, and gradient analysis. Plants of the Pine Barrens are briefly described and listed in Part V. The final part illustrates community relationships of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, arthropods, and soil microcommunities. The book is ideal for ecologists, botanists, geologists, soil scientists, zoologists, hydrologists, limnologists, engineers, and scientists, as well as planners, decision-makers, and managers who may largely determine the future of a region.
Reviews / Votes
Naturalists, ecologists, and environmentalists should find this text a valuable resource for teaching and research. (American Biology Teacher) This is a volume that all who wish to be knowledgeable about conifer forests, the vegetation of coastal southeastern America, or regional monographic synthesis will need. (Science) A scholarly treatise of many scientific disciplines, useful as a teaching text, as a model in landscape studies, and for application in natural resource management. . . . Pine Barrens is written to be easily understood by aethe layman, the environmentalist, and the nature club member.AE. (Sierra Atlantic) This volume can be looked upon as constituting a model for monographs on significant areas, covering a multitude of aspects and destined to inform the reader as thoroughly as possible. (BioScience)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Brunswick NJ
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
32 b&w photographs, 56 illustrations, 52 tables, 24 maps
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
898 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8135-2593-8 (9780813525938)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
01/1979
Academic Press
€78.75
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Person
Richard T. T. Forman is the PAES Professor of Landscape Ecology at Harvard University and author of Landscape Ecology, Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land-use Planning , and the award-winning Land Mosaics: The Ecology of Landscapes and Regions .
Content
Introduction: Location and Boundaries of the New Jersey Pine Barrens / Jack McCormick and Richard T. T. Forman
1. Human Exploitation of the New Jersey Pine Barrens Before 1900 / Peter O. Wacker
2. Plant and Animal Products of the Pine Barrens / James E. Applegate, Silas Little and Philip E. Marucci
3. Geology of the Pine Barrens of New Jersey / Edward C. Rhodehamel
4. Development of Pine Barrens Soils / John C. F. Tedrow
5. Soil Series of the Pine Barrens / Marco L. Markley
6. Mineralogy of Pine Barrens Soils / Lowell A. Douglas and John J. Trela
7. Climate and Microclimate of the New Jersey Pine Barrens / A. Vaughn Havens
8. Fluxes of Water and Energy Through the Pine Barrens Ecosystems / John Thomas Ballard
9. Hydrology of the New Jersey Pine Barrens / Edward C. Rhodehamel
10. Streams and Lakes in the Pine Barrens / Ruth Patrick, Barbara Matson and Lee Anderson
11. Nutrient and Hydrological Effects of the Pine Barrens on Neighboring Estuaries / James B. Durand
12. Vegetational History of the Pine Barrens / Calvin J. Heusser
13. The Vegetation of the New Jersey Pine Barrens / Jack McCormick
14. Vegetation of the New Jersey Pine Barrens: A Phytosociological Classification / Hans Olsson
15. Vegetational Gradients of the Pine Plains and Barrens of Long Island, New York / Linda S. Olsvig, John F. Cryan and Robert H. Whittaker
16. The Pine Barren Plains / Ralph E. Good, Norma F. Good and John W. Andresen
17. Fire and Plant Succession in the New Jersey Pine Barrens / Silas Little
18. Vegetational Relationships of the Pine Barrens / Robert H. Whittaker
19. Leaky Ecosystems: Nutrient Fluxes and Succession in the Pine Barrens Vegetation / George M. Woodwell
20. Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida Mill.): Ecology, Physiology, and Genetics / F. Thomas Ledig and Silas Little. 21. Common Vascular Plants of the Pine Barrens / Wayne R. Ferren, Jr., John W. Braxton and Louis Hand
22. Endangered, Threatened, and Rare Vascular Plants of the Pine Barrens and their Biogeography / David E. Fairbrothers
23. Common Bryophytes and Lichens of the New Jersey Pine Barrens / Richard T. T. Forman
24. Algae of the Pine Barrens / Edwin T. Moul and Helen Foot Buell
25. Mammals of the New Jersey Pine Barrens / Leonard J. Wolgast
26. Birds of the Pine Barrens / Charles F. Leck
27. A Zoogeographical Review of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Southern New Jersey, with Emphasis on the Pine Barrens / Roger Conant
28. Fish of the Pine Barrens / Robert W. Hastings
29. Arthropods of the Pine Barrens / Howard P. Boyd and Philip E. Marucci
30. Soil Arthropod Microcommunities of the Pine Barrens / Daniel L. Dindal
31. Animal Communities of the New Jersey Pine Barrens / Edmund W. Stiles
32. Ecological Research Opportunities in the New Jersey Pine Barrens / William A. Reiners
33. The Pine Barrens of New Jersey: An Ecological Mosaic / Richard T. T. Forman
1. Human Exploitation of the New Jersey Pine Barrens Before 1900 / Peter O. Wacker
2. Plant and Animal Products of the Pine Barrens / James E. Applegate, Silas Little and Philip E. Marucci
3. Geology of the Pine Barrens of New Jersey / Edward C. Rhodehamel
4. Development of Pine Barrens Soils / John C. F. Tedrow
5. Soil Series of the Pine Barrens / Marco L. Markley
6. Mineralogy of Pine Barrens Soils / Lowell A. Douglas and John J. Trela
7. Climate and Microclimate of the New Jersey Pine Barrens / A. Vaughn Havens
8. Fluxes of Water and Energy Through the Pine Barrens Ecosystems / John Thomas Ballard
9. Hydrology of the New Jersey Pine Barrens / Edward C. Rhodehamel
10. Streams and Lakes in the Pine Barrens / Ruth Patrick, Barbara Matson and Lee Anderson
11. Nutrient and Hydrological Effects of the Pine Barrens on Neighboring Estuaries / James B. Durand
12. Vegetational History of the Pine Barrens / Calvin J. Heusser
13. The Vegetation of the New Jersey Pine Barrens / Jack McCormick
14. Vegetation of the New Jersey Pine Barrens: A Phytosociological Classification / Hans Olsson
15. Vegetational Gradients of the Pine Plains and Barrens of Long Island, New York / Linda S. Olsvig, John F. Cryan and Robert H. Whittaker
16. The Pine Barren Plains / Ralph E. Good, Norma F. Good and John W. Andresen
17. Fire and Plant Succession in the New Jersey Pine Barrens / Silas Little
18. Vegetational Relationships of the Pine Barrens / Robert H. Whittaker
19. Leaky Ecosystems: Nutrient Fluxes and Succession in the Pine Barrens Vegetation / George M. Woodwell
20. Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida Mill.): Ecology, Physiology, and Genetics / F. Thomas Ledig and Silas Little. 21. Common Vascular Plants of the Pine Barrens / Wayne R. Ferren, Jr., John W. Braxton and Louis Hand
22. Endangered, Threatened, and Rare Vascular Plants of the Pine Barrens and their Biogeography / David E. Fairbrothers
23. Common Bryophytes and Lichens of the New Jersey Pine Barrens / Richard T. T. Forman
24. Algae of the Pine Barrens / Edwin T. Moul and Helen Foot Buell
25. Mammals of the New Jersey Pine Barrens / Leonard J. Wolgast
26. Birds of the Pine Barrens / Charles F. Leck
27. A Zoogeographical Review of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Southern New Jersey, with Emphasis on the Pine Barrens / Roger Conant
28. Fish of the Pine Barrens / Robert W. Hastings
29. Arthropods of the Pine Barrens / Howard P. Boyd and Philip E. Marucci
30. Soil Arthropod Microcommunities of the Pine Barrens / Daniel L. Dindal
31. Animal Communities of the New Jersey Pine Barrens / Edmund W. Stiles
32. Ecological Research Opportunities in the New Jersey Pine Barrens / William A. Reiners
33. The Pine Barrens of New Jersey: An Ecological Mosaic / Richard T. T. Forman