Praise for the first edition
"This book is guaranteed to enrich the reader's next forest
visit." Library Journal
"Pielou's book brings forest ecology to naturalists, bird
lovers, hikers, cyclists, canoeists, skiers, mountaineers, and
back-country campers." Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"It is E. C. Pielou's contention that evergreen forests . . .
are taken for granted and rarely well understood. To remedy this,
the distinguished biogeographer has written a book focusing on the
northern evergreen forests. This is a book that many naturalists,
both novice and experienced, will read with pleasure and interest."
Canadian Field-Naturalist
"Pielou makes a strong, irrefutable, case for the preservation
of old-growth forests and wilderness. Anyone who appreciates the
outdoors should have this book and take its message to heart."
Forest Planning Canada
Global warming and human-driven impacts from logging, natural
gas drilling, mining of oil sands, and the development of
hydropower increasingly threaten North America's northern forests.
These forests are far from being a uniform environment; close
inspection reveals that the conifers that thrive there pines,
larches, spruces, hemlocks, firs, Douglas-firs, arborvitaes,
false-cypresses, junipers, and yews support a varied and complex
ecosystem. In The World of Northern Evergreens, the noted ecologist
E. C. Pielou introduces the biology of the northern forests and
provides a unique invitation to naturalists, ecologists, foresters,
and everyone living in northern North America who wants to learn
about this unique and threatened northern world and the species
that make it their home.
Through identification keys, descriptions, and life histories of
the conifer tree species, the author emphasizes how different these
plants are both biologically and evolutionarily from the hardwoods
we also call "trees." Following this introduction to the essential
conifers, the author's perceptive insights expand to include the
interactions of conifers with other plants, fungi, mammals, birds,
and amphibians.
The second edition, enriched by new illustrations by the author
of woodland features and creatures, updates the text to include new
topics including mycorrhizal fungi, soil, woodlice, bats, and
invasive insects such as the hemlock woolly adelgid. Emphasis is
given to the very real human-driven impacts that threaten the
species that live in and depend on the vital and complex forest
ecosystem. Pielou provides us with a rich understanding of the
northern forests in this work praised for its nontechnical
presentation, scientific objectivity, and original
illustrations."
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