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In Ancient Pinon-Juniper Woodlands, editor Lisa Floyd gathers together noted scientists and historians to celebrate the varied and unique woodland region surrounding Mesa Verde National Park. One of the most widespread habitat types in the West, pinon-juniper woodlands have faced extensive eradication, grazing pressures, and the encroachment of human developments, and, consequently, only a few mature stands have reached their full growth potential. Mesa Verde Country, with its deep canyons and high ridgetops, is the magnificent home of many of these ancient stands. Impressively broad in scope, Floyd's volume thoroughly explores Mesa Verde Country's important and historic ecosystem. Covering such diverse topics as geologic evolution, natural history, human history, bats, and fungi, to name but a few, this volume will appeal to scientists, resource managers, conservationists, and the lay reader with an interest in this most western of ecosystems. Technical Editors: David D. Hanna, William H. Romme and Marilyn Colyer
Contents
CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1; Introduction and Overview, M. Lisa Floyd, David D. Hanna, and William H. Romme Section 1: What are the Biological and Ecological Characteristics of Pinon-juniper Woodlands in Mesa Verde Country? Chapter 2; Gnarly Old Trees: Canopy Characteristics of Old-Growth Pinon-Juniper Woodlands, M. Lisa Floyd, Marilyn Colyer, David D. Hanna, and William H. Romme Chapter 3 Beneath the Trees: Shrubs, Herbs and some Surprising Rarities, M. Lisa Floyd and Marilyn Colyer Chapter 4; At the Ground Level: Fungi and Mosses Jayne Belnap and J. Page Lindsey Chapter 5; Magnificent Microbes: Biological Soil Crusts in Pinon-Juniper Communities, Jayne Belnap Chapter 6; Mesa Verde Country's Woodland Avian Community, George San Miguel and Marilyn Colyer Chapter 7; Mammals of Old-Growth Pinon-Juniper, Preston Somers, David D.Hanna, Marilyn Colyer, M. Lisa Floyd Chapter 8; Bats of the Pinon-Juniper Woodlands of Southwestern Colorado, Alice L. Chung-MacCoubrey and Michael A. Bogan Chapter 9; Reptiles and Amphibians of Pinon-Juniper Woodlands, Timothy B. Graham and David D. Hanna Chapter 10 Insects Associated with Pinon-Juniper Woodlands of Mesa Verde National Park, D.A. Leatherman and B. C.Kondratieff Section 2: What Characterizes the Geology, Weather, and Soils of Mesa Verde Country? Chapter 11; Bedrock Geology, Mary Griffitts Chapter 12; Landforms and Surficial Deposits, Mary L. Gillam Chapter 13; Soils of Mesa Verde Country, Doug Ramsey Chapter 14; Water Resources in Mesa Verde Country, Marilyn Colyer Chapter 15 Climate History of Southwestern Colorado, Nolan J. Doeskan and Thomas B. McKee Section 3: What Processes of Change Are Occurring in Mesa Verde Country? Chapter 16 Fire history M. Lisa Floyd, William H. Romme and David D. Hanna Chapter 17 Effects of Fire on Insect Communities in Pinon-Juniper Woodlands, Mesa Verde Country Deborah M. Kendall Chapter 18; A Personal Perspective on the Ethnobotany of Old-Growth Pinon-Juniper Woodlands, William J. Litzinger Chapter 19; Some Ethnobotanical Uses of Plants from Pinon-Juniper Woodlands, Marilyn Colyer Chapter 20 The Ancestral Pueblo and their Pinon-Juniper Woodlands, Patricia Robins Flint-Lacey Chapter 21; "Only Man is Vile" Duane A. Smith Section 4: Looking into the Future-Hopes and Concerns for the Ecological Integrity of Mesa Verde Country Chapter 22; Threats to the Pinon-Juniper Woodland, William H. Romme, Sylvia Oliva, and M. Lisa Floyd Chapter 23; Epilogue: Management Considerations for Conserving Old Growth Pinon Juniper Woodlands, George San Miguel Contributors Index; Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Natural history Colorado Mesa Verde National Park, Old growth forest ecology Colorado Mesa Verde National Park, Pinus edulis Colorado Mesa Verde National Park, Juniper Colorado Mesa Verde National Park
