02790nam a2200337 a 4500 ebr10535580 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110303s2011 nju sb 001 0 eng d 2011004709 9780813551333 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780813551340 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)785785248 n-us-nj QH104.5.H55 H55 2011eb 508.749 22 The Highlands [electronic resource] : critical resources, treasured landscapes / edited by Richard G. Lathrop Jr. New Brunswick, N.J. : Lathrop Jr. Rutgers University Press, c2011. xii, 366 p. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction / Richard G. Lathrop Jr -- Bedrock geology of the highlands / Alexander E. Gates and David W. Valentino -- Glaciation and landscape history / Scott D. Stanford -- Major soils of the Highlands / John C.F. Tedrow and Richard K. Shaw -- Groundwater and surface water hydrology / Otto S. Zapecza, Donald E. Rice, and Vincent T. dePaul -- Water resources supply / Daniel J. Van Abs -- Forest history of the Highlands / Emily W.B. Southgate -- Forest ecology / William S. F. Schuster -- Wetlands of the highlands region / Joan G. Ehrenfeld -- An overview of the vascular plants of the highlands and the threats to plant biodiversity. Appendix 9.1: List of twenty-one globally rare, threatened, and endangered plant species reported from Connecticut, New jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, Appendix 9.2: List of fifty-eight invasive or potentially invasive species known from the Highlands region / Gerry Moore and Steven Glenn -- Wildlife of the highlands / Elizabeth A. Johnson -- Ironworking in the highlands / Theodore W. Kury and Peter O. Wacker -- Agriculture and urban development patterns in the Highlands / Richard G. Lathrop Jr -- Open space and recreation in the Highlands / Daniel Chazin -- Land use planning and policy in the Highlands / Rob Pirani, Thomas A. Gilbert, and Corey Piasecki -- Future vision for the Highlands / Richard G. Lathrop Jr., Mary Tyrell, and Myrna Hall. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Natural history New York (State) Hudson Highlands. Natural history New Jersey New Jersey Highlands. Electronic books. local Lathrop, Richard G. (Richard Gilbert) ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10535580 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 133382 133382