The Highlands: Critical Resources, Treasured Landscapes

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Contents List of Illustrations and Tables vii Preface xi Introduction 1 Richard G. Lathrop Jr. Part I Geological Setting 1 Bedrock Geology of the Highlands 9 Alexander E. Gates and David W. Valentino 2 Glaciation and Landscape History 26 Scott D. Stanford 3 Major Soils of the Highlands 44 John C. F. Tedrow and Richard K. Shaw Part II Water and Watersheds 4 Groundwater and Surface Water Hydrology 59 Otto S. Zapecza, Donald E. Rice, and Vincent T. dePaul 5 Water Supply Resources 84 Daniel J. Van Abs Part III Biodiversity 6 Forest History of the Highlands 107 Emily W. B. (Russell) Southgate 7 Forest Ecology 132 William S. F. Schuster 8 Wetlands of the Highlands Region 158 Joan G. Ehrenfeld 9 An Overview of the Vascular Plants of the Highlands and the Threats to Plant Biodiversity 182 Gerry Moore and Steven Glenn 10 Wildlife of the Highlands 200 Elizabeth A. Johnson Part IV People and the Land 11 Ironworking in the Highlands 231 Theodore W. Kury and Peter O. Wacker 12 Agriculture and Urban Development Patterns in the Highlands 259 Richard G. Lathrop Jr. 13 Open Space and Recreation in the Highlands 274 Daniel Chazin 14 Land-Use Planning and Policy in the Highlands 294 Robert Pirani, Thomas A. Gilbert, and Corey Piasecki 15 Future Vision of the Highlands 316 Richard G. Lathrop Jr., Mary L. Tyrrell, and Myrna Hall Glossary 331 Notes on Contributors 335 Index 343 vi Contents ...