The Highlands: Critical Resources, Treasured Landscapes

Lathrop, Richard G

This is the first book to examine the natural and cultural landscape of this four-state region, showing how it's distinctive and why its conservation is vital. Each chapter is written by a different leading researcher and specialist in that field, and introduces readers to another aspect of the Highlands: its geological foundations, its aquifers and watersheds, its forest ecology, its past iron industry.

List of Illustrations and TablesPrefaceIntroduction   Richard G. Lathrop Jr.Part I Geological Setting1 Bedrock Geology of the Highlands    Alexander E. Gates and David W. Valentino2 Glaciation and Landscape History   Scott D. Stanford3 Major Soils of the Highlands   John C. F. Tedrow and Richard K. ShawPart II Water and Watersheds4 Groundwater and Surface Water Hydrology   Otto S. Zapecza, Donald E. Rice, and Vincent T. dePaul5 Water Supply Resources   Daniel J. Van AbsPart III Biodiversity6 Forest History of the Highlands   Emily W. B. (Russell) Southgate7 Forest Ecology   William S. F. Schuster8 Wetlands of the Highlands Region   Joan G. Ehrenfeld9 An Overview of the Vascular Plants of the Highlands and the Threats to Plant Biodiversity   Gerry Moore and Steven Glenn10 Wildlife of the Highlands   Elizabeth A. JohnsonPart IV People and the Land11 Ironworking in the Highlands   Theodore W. Kury and Peter O. Wacker12 Agriculture and Urban Development Patterns in the Highlands   Richard G. Lathrop Jr.13 Open Space and Recreation in the Highlands   Daniel Chazin14 Land-Use Planning and Policy in the Highlands   Robert Pirani, Thomas A. Gilbert, and Corey Piasecki15 Future Vision of the Highlands   Richard G. Lathrop Jr., Mary L. Tyrrell, and Myrna HallGlossaryNotes on ContributorsIndex