Oak Forest Ecosystems: Ecology and Management for Wildlife

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Oak Forest Ecosystems focuses on the relationship between an oak forest's acorn yield and species of wildlife that depend on it. It begins by treating factors such as oak distribution, forest fires, tree diseases and pests, dynamics of acorn production, and acorn dispersal by birds and mammals. Special consideration is given to the phenomenon of masting -- whereby oaks in a given area will produce huge crops of acorns at irregular intervals -- a key component for wildlife researchers and managers in understanding patterns of scarcity and abundance in the creatures that feed on this crop. Relationships between oaks and animals such as mice, squirrels, turkeys, deer, and bear are discussed, as are the differences between eastern, southern Appalachian, southwestern, and California oak forests.

Contributors: Marc D. Abrams, Pennsylvania State University Â• Patrick H. Brose, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Â• John P. Buonaccorsi, University of Massachusetts Â• Daniel Dey, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Â• Joseph S. Elkinton, University of Massachusetts Â• George A. Feldhamer, Southern Illinois University Â• Peter F. Folliott, University of Arizona Â• Lee E. Frelich, University of Minnesota Â• Cathryn H. Greenberg, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Â• William M. Healy, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Â• Roy L. Kirkpatrick, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Â• Johannes M. H. Knops, University of Nebraska Â• Walter D. Koenig, University of California Â• Nelson W. Lafon, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Â• Andrew M. Liebhold, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Â• William J. McShea, National Zoological Park Conservation and Research Center Â• William H. McWilliams, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Â• Gary W. Norman, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Â• Steven W. Oak, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Â• Renee A. O'Brien, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Â• Richard S. Ostfeld, Institute of Ecosystem Studies Â• Bernard R. Parresol, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Â• Peter J. Perkins, University of New Hampshire Â• Gordon C. Reese, Colorado State University Â• Peter B. Reich, University of Minnesota Â• Peter D. Smallwood, University of Richmond Â• Christopher C. Smith, Kansas State University Â• Richard B. Standiford, University of California--Berkeley Â• Martin A. Stapanian, Ohio Cooperative Wildlife Unit Â• Michael A. Steele, Wilkes University Â• David Steffen, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Â• David H. Van Lear, Clemson University Â• Michael R. Vaughan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Â• Karen L. Waddell, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service

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Technically Excellent.......2005-09-06

The book provides great insights to the interactions within the Oak Forest Ecosystem. The book is designed more for the practicing ecologist, forester or biologist and may be a bit tough to digest if you haven't taken Population Statistics classes. All and all a good read and a bit of an eye-opener for some of us "specie-ists."

Olmec Art at Dumbarton Oaks (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Pre-Columbian Studies)

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Olmec Art at Dumbarton Oaks (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Pre-Columbian Studies)
Karl A. Taube
Manufacturer: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
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Binding: Hardcover

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Olmec Archaeology and Early Mesoamerica (Cambridge World Archaeology)

ASIN: 0884022757

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Omec Art at Dumbarton Oaks presents the Olmec portion of the Robert Woods Bliss Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. It illustrates all thirty-nine Olmec art objects in color plates and includes many complementary and comparative black-and-white illustrations and drawings. The body of Pre-Columbian art that Robert Bliss carefully assembled over a half-century between 1912 and 1963, amplified only slightly since his death, is a remarkably significant collection. In addition to their aesthetic quality and artistic significance, the objects hold much information regarding the social worlds and religious and symbolic views of the people who made and used them before the arrival of Europeans in the New World.

This volume is the second in a series of catalogues that will treat objects in the Bliss Pre-Columbian Collection. The majority of the Olmec objects in the collection are made of jade, the most precious material for the peoples of ancient Mesoamerica from early times through the sixteenth century. Various items such as masks, statuettes, jewelry, and replicas of weapons and tools were used for ceremonial purposes and served as offerings.

Karl Taube brings his expertise on the lifeways and beliefs of ancient Mesoamerican peoples to his study of the Olmec objects in teh Bliss collection. His understanding of jade covers a broad range of knowledge from chemical compositions to geological sources to craft technology to the symbolic power of the green stone. Throughout the book the author emphasizes the role of jade as a powerful symbol of water, fertility, and particularly, of the maize plant which was the fundamental source of life and sustenance for the Olmec. The shiny green of the stone was analogous to the green growth of maize. This fundamental concept was elaborated in specific religious beliefs, many of which were continued and elaborated by later Mesoamerican peoples, such as the Maya. Karl Taube employs his substantial knowledge of Pre-Columbian cultures to explore and explicate Olmec symbolism in this catalogue.

A Pre-Columbian World (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Pre-Columbian Studies)

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A Pre-Columbian World (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Pre-Columbian Studies)
Anna Blume , Elizabeth Hill Boone , Warren R. DeBoer , Tom D. Dillehay , Enrique Florescano , Robert L. Hall , Mary W. Helms , Simon Martin , Ramiro Matos , Polly Schaafsma , and Karl A. Taube
Manufacturer: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
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Binding: Hardcover

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Twin Tollans: Chichén Itzá, Tula, and the Epiclassic to Early Postclassic Mesoamerican World (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Pre-Columbian Studies)
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A Sourcebook of Nasca Ceramic Iconography: Reading a Culture through Its Art
Andean Textile Traditions: Papers from the 2001 Mayer Center Symposium
Sex, Death, and Sacrifice in Moche Religion and Visual Culture

ASIN: 088402315X

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The articles in this book conceptualize the ancient New World through new and varied approaches, from iconography to the history of anthropology. The many essays in this volume explore the vast vista of the Pre-Columbian world, including representations of history, memory, and knowledge in Andean visual imagery and Pre-Columbian narrative, the ideology of rain making, and Maya beliefs about animal transformations.

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Excellent for identification, but not for general information
An excellent reference for identifying Oaks
best short guide to North American oaks

Oaks of North America
Howard A. Miller , and Samuel Lamb
Manufacturer: Naturegraph Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

The Life of an Oak: An Intimate Portrait
Oak: The Frame of Civilization
Oaks of California
Trees of the Northern United States and Canada
The Illustrated Book of Trees: The Comprehensive Field Guide to More Than 250 Trees of Eastern North America

ASIN: 0879611375

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This book details the history and uses of oaks in Part I. Part II is Eastern Oaks and Part III is on Western oaks, each with information on growth habitat and identification.

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Excellent for identification, but not for general information.......2007-07-13

The book does have an introduction talking about the broad classifications of types of oaks, history of oak usage, historic management of oak forests, etc. But this introduction is short, and then the book gets into the nitty-gritty of identification. Not just red vs. white, but every single documented variant the author found in his extensive research. For all but one of these oaks, the author visited and examined a live specimen himself.

An excellent reference for identifying Oaks.......2006-08-04

I highly recommend this book to anyone who needs to identify then many species of Oaks in N. America. The layout, photographs and desecriptions are all excellent.

best short guide to North American oaks.......2000-08-24

This book is a ton of facts for both the amateur as well as the professional botanist or horticulturalist, and at the same time it is an enjoyable read for the casual reader looking for some information or help with oak id. It is the only book that I have seen that actually helps the reader better understand and thereby learn to id oaks, by letting the reader know what the Latin name really means. Sure solves a lot of mysteries, like why the Quercus velutina is the black oak, not the quercus nigra.

A Tallgrass Prairie Alphabet (Bur Oak Book)

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Prairie books in short supply
Great illustrations of prairie

A Tallgrass Prairie Alphabet (Bur Oak Book)
Claudia McGehee
Manufacturer: University Of Iowa Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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A Woodland Counting Book (Bur Oak Book)
A Prairie Alphabet
If You're Not from the Prairie

ASIN: 0877458979

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Stalks of grass towering over one's head. Patches of yellow and purple wildflowers as far as the eye can see. Thousands of butterflies fluttering across an ocean of grass. Herds of bison plowing through deep snow. Scenes like this were familiar on the tallgrass prairie that once stretched across America's heartland. Today, although most of the original prairie has disappeared, hints of its beauty still remain.

Illustrator Claudia McGehee brings the glory of the prairie back to life in A Tallgrass Prairie Alphabet. From the yellow stargrass that welcomes springtime to the butterfly weed that attracts summer's favorite winged visitors, from the horned lark that soars in the fall to the little bluestem that fights its way above the snow—each season unfolds in the vibrant color and vivid details of McGehee's scratchboard illustrations.

Old friends like white-tailed deer and the short-eared owl, as well as the endangered species like the greater prairie-chicken, are all depicted living in harmony within their native habitat. For those wanting to learn more about the wonders of this rich environment, McGehee provides the common and scientific names of all the plants and animals she illustrates.

Anyone who has ever seen remnants of the tallgrass prairie—from child to teacher to tourist to prairie enthusiast—will appreciate the passion and warmth that leap from the pages of this beautifully illustrated alphabet book.

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Prairie books in short supply.......2007-04-04

In presenting a program for young children on prairies I realized that there aren't alot of books out there. This book was one of the few I could find. The illustrations were wonderful and the alphabet examples were good. I do wish, though, that there had been more text. It made for a somewhat boring read for the kids.

Great illustrations of prairie.......2005-10-26

This is a great learning tool for teachers or anyone involved in educating young people about the tall grass prairie. It has wonderful illustrations of plants and animals of the prairie. Good book for young and old.

Prairie: A North American Guide (Bur Oak Guide)

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Prairie: A North American Guide (Bur Oak Guide)
Suzanne Winckler
Manufacturer: University Of Iowa Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Grassland: The History, Biology, Politics and Promise of the American Prairie

ASIN: 0877458839

Book Description

North America's grasslands once stretched from southern Canada to northern Mexico, and across this considerable space different prairie types evolved to express the sum of their particular longitude and latitude, soils, landforms, and aspect. This prairie guide is your roadmap to what remains of this varied and majestic landscape.

Suzanne Winckler's goal is to encourage travelers to get off the highways, out of their cars, and onto North America's last remaining prairies. She makes this adventure as easy as possible by providing exact driving directions to the more than three hundred sites in her guide. She also includes information about size, management, phone numbers, and outstanding characteristics for every prairie site and provides readers with a thorough list of recommended readings and Web sites.

The scope of the guide is impressive. It encompasses prairies found within national grasslands, parks, forests, recreation areas, wildlife refuges, state parks, preserves, and natural areas and on numerous working ranches in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. A series of maps locate the prairies both geographically and by name.

From "the largest restoration project within the historic range of tallgrass prairie" at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa to Big Bend National Park in Texas, where "the Chisos Mountains, completely surrounded by the park, rise up majestically from the Chihuahuan Desert floor," Winckler celebrates the dramatic expanses of untouched prairie, the crown jewels of prairie reconstruction and restoration, and the neglected remnants that deserve to be treasured.

Art, Ideology, and the City of Teotihuacan (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Conference Proceedings)
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Art, Ideology, and the City of Teotihuacan (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Conference Proceedings)

Manufacturer: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0884022056

Encyclopedia of American Oak Furniture
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A Great Encyclopedia For American Oak Furniture Lovers

Encyclopedia of American Oak Furniture
Robert W. Swedberg , and Harriett Swedberg
Manufacturer: kp books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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American Oak Furniture: Book II (American Oak Furniture)

Antique Oak Furniture: An Illustrated Value Guide

America's Oak Furniture: With Price Guide (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Field Guide to American Antique Furniture: A Unique Visual System for Identifying the Style of Virtually Any Piece of American Antique Furniture

The Antique Hunter's Guide to American Furniture: Chests, Cupboards, Desks & Other Pieces

ASIN: 0873418778

Book Description

Finally, the most comprehensive and anticipated reference book on Americas favorite antique furniture has arrived. With more than 1,500 photographs, detailed descriptions, and current marketplace values, the Encyclopedia of American Oak Furniture is an essential addition to every furniture lovers library. Showcasing the collective research and work of furniture experts Robert and Harriett Swedberg, this impressive compilation of pieces from the late 1880s to the early 1900s guides readers through room after room of fabulous furnishings: from dressers to beds, tables to chairs, rockers to desks, and much, much more.

As solid and dependable as oak itself, this new work is destined to become an indispensable reference book for collectors, dealers, decorators and all that appreciate the beauty and quality of fine furniture.

More than 1,500 black-and-white photos with current market values.
Helpful collecting and pricing tips.
Historical information.

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A Great Encyclopedia For American Oak Furniture Lovers.......2000-11-09

If you enjoy American Oak Furniture, this brand new, year 2000 book is for you. It contains 400 pages, loaded with more than 1,500 large black and white photos. It covers the period from the late 1880s through the early 1900s. Its contents are interestingly arranged according to room. It takes you through the Entry Hall, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Children's Room, Library, Bedroom and then covers Chairs and Benches, Accessories, Mission Furniture, and more. Each room is provided with sufficient interesting and useful information. There's a chapter on the Hearty Oaks and Look Alikes, as well as a complete index and glossary. Up-To-Date prices are provided. Virtually every type of furniture from this period is included. A valuable resource for American Oak Furniture enthusiasts.

Twelve Millennia: Archaeology of the Upper Mississippi River Valley (Bur Oak Book)

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Excellent Reader Friendly Book
An excellent guide for vacationers & amateur archaeologists

Twelve Millennia: Archaeology of the Upper Mississippi River Valley (Bur Oak Book)
James L. & Robert F. Theler & Boszhardt
Manufacturer: University Of Iowa Press
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Binding: Paperback

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A Projectile Point Guide for the Upper Mississippi River Valley (Bur Oak Guide)
Indian Mounds of Wisconsin

ASIN: 0877458472

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From the end of the Ice Age to the fur trade era, Twelve Millennia: Archaeology of the Upper Mississippi River Valley provides an excellent overview of the 12,000-year human past of the Driftless region of the Upper Mississippi River Valley—roughly from Dubuque, Iowa, to Red Wing, Minnesota, but framed within a somewhat larger area extending from the Rock Island Rapids at the modern Moline-Rock Island area to the Falls of St. Anthony at Minneapolis-St. Paul.

James Theler and Robert Boszhardt tell the story of past peoples of the Upper Mississippi from the first inhabitants who lived alongside mammoths and mastodons, through the Wood-land cultures, best known for the exotic materials buried in the Hopewell Mounds and the animal-shaped Effigy Mounds, into the days of the Oneota—intensive corn farmers who supplemented their diet through annual buffalo hunts—and the era of European contact and the end of prehistory. The book concludes with useful catalogs of the animal remains and rock art found in the valley as well as a list of archaeological sites and museums to visit.

Focusing as much on ancient peoples as on their artifacts, this well-illustrated, carefully written book draws upon accumulated knowledge of past climate changes, such as the end of the last Ice Age, and of human adaptation to shifting environments through technological innovations and social stimuli as seen in the introduction of the bow and arrow and the adaptation of corn agriculture.

Targeted for a nonprofessional audience, this informative, accessible book is written not for the specialist but for the general public, avocational archaeologists, college professors and high school teachers needing a text for midwestern prehistory, and park and natural area managers.

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Excellent Reader Friendly Book.......2005-10-03

Jim and Ernie do an excellent job with this book about the driftless area's archaeology. This was a required text for Jim's midwest archaeology class. It is a very readable book compared to most archaeology publications. A great introduction to the Upper Mississippi Valley regions archaeology. Jim and Ernie have worked in the area for years and are very knowledgeable about what is going on. Ernie is in constant contact with collectors to gain more information about what is going on in the area. Their work at MVAC has made this book possible. Overall it is a very good book on the subject that is interesting and engaging to read.

An excellent guide for vacationers & amateur archaeologists.......2003-09-15

James L. Theler (Professor of Archaeology, Department of Sociology and Archaeology, University of Wisconsin La Crosse) and Robert F. Boszhardt (Associate Director of the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - La Crosse) are veteran archaeologists with more than twenty years experience in the field. Twelve Millennia: Archaeology Of The Upper Mississippi River Valley is a collaboratively written and thoroughly engaging overview of the Driftless region of the Upper Mississippi River Valley, featuring its ecological evolution throughout prehistory, as well as catalogs of animal remains and Native American rock art that can be found in the valley today. An excellent guide for vacationers and amateur archaeologists wanting background information for an area that roughly extends from Dubuque, Iowa to Red Wing, Minnesota, Twelve Millennia is a welcome and scholarly contribution to regional academic Archeology Studies reference collections and student reading lists.

A Projectile Point Guide for the Upper Mississippi River Valley (Bur Oak Guide)

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Let me just make my point

A Projectile Point Guide for the Upper Mississippi River Valley (Bur Oak Guide)
Robert F. Boszhardt
Manufacturer: University Of Iowa Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Twelve Millennia: Archaeology of the Upper Mississippi River Valley (Bur Oak Book)
Indian Mounds of Wisconsin

ASIN: 0877458707

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Available December 2003 The most common relics of the 12,000-year occupancy of the Upper Mississippi River Valley may be the chipped stone projectile points that Native Americans fastened to the ends of their spears, darts, and arrow shafts. This useful guide provides a key to identifying the various styles of points found along the Upper Mississippi River in the Driftless region stretching roughly from Dubuque, Iowa, to Red Wing, Minnesota, but framed within a somewhat larger area extending from the Rock Island Rapids at the modern Moline-Rock Island area to the Falls of St. Anthony at Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Logging tens of thousands of miles and visiting private collectors from all walks of life since 1982, Robert Boszhardt has documented thousands of projectile points found in this region. In addition to drawings of each style, he provides other accepted names as well as names of related points, age, distribution, a description (including length and width), material, and references for each type. The guide is meant for the many avocational archaeologists who collect projectile points in the Upper Midwest and will be a useful reference tool for professional field archaeologists as well.

Emphasizing the preservation of sites as well as a mutual exchange of information between professional and avocational archaeologists, this guide will reveal projectile points as clues to the past, time markers which embody crucial information about the cultures of the Mississippi River Valley's early inhabitants.

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Let me just make my point.......2007-01-10

You can't own too many projectile point guides because they are all different and vary so much in the information they present. This one has a lot of information (good information) and should be on the desk or shelf of anyone in the Upper Midwest who has to identify projectile points.

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