What Should a Clever Moose Eat?: Natural History, Ecology, and The North Woods

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
The Nature of the North Woods....Pages 1-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-20
Setting the Stage....Pages 21-33
The Emergence of the North Woods....Pages 35-47
Beaver Ponds and the Flow of Water in Northern Landscapes....Pages 49-55
David Thompson, the Fur Trade, and the Discovery of the Natural History of the North Woods....Pages 57-64
Front Matter....Pages 65-67
How Long Should a Leaf Live?....Pages 67-77
The Shapes of Leaves....Pages 79-89
The Shapes of Crowns....Pages 91-99
How Should Leaves Die?....Pages 101-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-113
Foraging in a Beaver’s Pantry....Pages 115-122
Voles, Fungi, Spruce, and Abandoned Beaver Meadows....Pages 123-130
What Should a Clever Moose Eat?....Pages 131-142
Tent Caterpillars, Aspens, and the Regulation of Food Webs....Pages 143-150
Predatory Warblers and the Control of Spruce Budworm in Conifer Canopies....Pages 151-158
The Dance of Hare and Lynx at the Top of the Food Web....Pages 159-170
Front Matter....Pages 171-173
Skunk Cabbages, Blowflies, and the Smells of Spring....Pages 175-180
When Should Flowers Bloom and Fruits Ripen?....Pages 181-187
Everybody’s Favorite Berries....Pages 189-195
Crossbills and Conifer Cones....Pages 197-206
Front Matter....Pages 205-206
Does Fire Destroy or Maintain the North Woods?....Pages 207-218
Front Matter....Pages 205-206
The Legacies of a Fire....Pages 219-226
Fire Regimes and the Correlated Evolution of Serotiny and Flammability....Pages 227-235
Back Matter....Pages 237-298