In this classic work of ecology, Chris Maser traces the growth of an ancient forest in Oregon's Cascade Mountains from its fiery birth in the year 987 to the present. A unique biography of an ecosystem, Forest Primeval portrays a diverse fabric of plants, animals, and microorganisms working in unison.Maser offers precise yet evocative accounts of the lives and events within the burgeoning forest: the habits of deer mice who help reseed the burned earth, the seemingly accidental but vitally necessary symbiotic associations ...
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In this classic work of ecology, Chris Maser traces the growth of an ancient forest in Oregon's Cascade Mountains from its fiery birth in the year 987 to the present. A unique biography of an ecosystem, Forest Primeval portrays a diverse fabric of plants, animals, and microorganisms working in unison.Maser offers precise yet evocative accounts of the lives and events within the burgeoning forest: the habits of deer mice who help reseed the burned earth, the seemingly accidental but vitally necessary symbiotic associations between fungus and tree root tips that stimulate growth, the constant predation among wildlife. He reveals how over the course of a millennium, microbes and fungi change a forest just as surely as a raging fire, only inconspicuously and more slowly.As the life cycles of the forest progress, Maser's minute scientific observations unfold against the backdrop of history, a chronology of human struggle and suffering that is paralleled in the life of . . . a single 1000-year-old Douglas fir. In taking this millennial view, Maser shows how the forest represents our spiritual and historical roots as human beings. Arguing that our survival is as intertwined with the forests as are the myriad interlocking life cycles that created them, Maser makes a plea for the immediate global implementation of restoration forestry.
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Acceptable. Paperback The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
Add this copy of Forest Primeval: the Natural History of an Ancient to cart. $7.95, like new condition, Sold by Michael Patrick McCarty, Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Castle, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Sierra Club Books.
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Like New. Size: 96x12x144; This unique 'biography' encompasses a thousand years of the natural history and evolution of an old-growth forest in the western Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Called an "estimable piece of work" by the Boston Globe, Forest Primeval traces the life cycle of a forest from its fiery inception in the year 987 to the present day, when logging threatens the forest and its inhabitants.
Add this copy of Forest Primeval: the Natural History of an Ancient to cart. $9.67, very good condition, Sold by A Book Corner rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Beaverton, OR, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Oregon State University Press.
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Very good. Paperback. Cover and spine in good condition. Edges lightly scuffed from shelf wear. Spine is tight. Pages are clean, no markings, notes or stains. Ships from Friends bookstore to benefit Beaverton (Oregon) library.
Add this copy of Forest Primeval: the Natural History of an Ancient to cart. $12.00, very good condition, Sold by Ye Old Bookworm rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Odessa, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Sierra Club Books.
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Very Good with No dust jacket as issued; Small 4to-9" to 11" tall; 282 pages; Trade size paperback with Orange spine. Text clean. Black and white photos.
Add this copy of Forest Primeval: the Natural History of an Ancient to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by Sapsucker Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Grafton, VT, UNITED STATES, published 1989.
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F. 8vo. original printed paper wraps; pp. xxii (last blank), 282, with illustrations. A fine copy. Review copy, with RSM and press release, loosely enclosed.
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Add this copy of Forest Primeval: the Natural History of an Ancient to cart. $43.76, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Oregon State University Press.
