Eastern Alpine guide
Subtitle: natural history and conservation of mountain tundra east of the Rockies
By: written and edited by Mike Jones and Liz Willey ; foreword by Laura Waterman
Contributors: Willey, Liz; Willey, Liz, joint author and editor; Waterman, Laura, author of foreword
Publisher: Beyond Ktaadn; Boghaunter Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New Salem, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780988353510
Subjects: Mountain ecology; Mountain biodiversity conservation; Plants; Animals; Natural history; Mountains
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Laura Waterman; title: Preface (Editors' note) / by Mike Jones and Liz Willey; title: Acknowledgments; title: Map legend; title: Part I. Introduction to the Eastern Alpine Zone. Introduction / by Mike Jones & Liz Willey ; Mountain building / by Jean-Philippe Martin & Daniel Germain ; Ice Age and after / by Jean-Philippe Martin & Daniel Germain ; Climate and weather / by Ken Kimball, Neil Lareau, & Liz Willey ; Vegetation / by Mike Jones, Liz Willey, & Marilyn Anions / Fauna / by Noah Charney & Mike Jones; title: Part II. South of the St. Lawrence - New England and the Gaspé Peninsula. Mount Washington and the Presidential Range / by Mike Jones & Liz Willey ; Katahdin / by Mike Jones & Liz Willey ; Mont Albert and the Monts Chic-Chocs / by Mike Jones & Liz Willey ; Mont Jacques-Cartier and the Monts McGerrigle / by Mike Jones & Liz Willey ; Other alpine sites south of the St. Lawrence / by Mike Jones & Liz Willey; title: Part III. Newfoundland. Southern Long Range Mountains / with Paul Wylezol, Claudia Hanel, & Marilyn Anions ; Bay of Islands / with Paul Wylezol, Claudia Hanel, & Marilyn Anions ; Gros Morne / with Claudia Hanel & Marilyn Anions ; Northern Long Range Mountains / with Paul Wylezol & Marilyn Anions ; Highlands of St. John / with Claudia Hanel ; Other alpine sites in Newfoundland / with Claudia Hanel; title: Part IV. The Canadian Shield. Monts Groulx (Uapishka) / with Will Kemeza ; Monts Otish / with Guillaume de Lafontaine ; Mealy Mountains / with Luise Hermanutz, Michael Lederer, Marilyn Anions, Laura Siegwart Collier, & Andrew Trant ; Other alpine sites on the Canadian Shield / with Guillaume de Lafontaine, Luise Hermanutz, Marilyn Anions, Laura Siegwart Collier, & Julia Goren; title: Part V. Conservation. A conservation vision / with Will Kemeza; title: Literature consulted; title: Index to species listed in the text; title: Photographer credits; title: Author biographies.