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Bog ecology--Northeastern States, Bogs--Northeastern States.
publication date
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1985
lcc
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QH104.5.N58J64 1985eb
ddc
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574.5/26325/0974
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Bog ecology--Northeastern States, Bogs--Northeastern States.
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Bogs of the Northeast
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Bogs of the Northeast
Charles W. Johnson
With the Advice and Assistance of Ian A. Worley
Illustrated by Meredith Edgcomb Young
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University Press of New England Brandeis University Brown University Clark University University of Connecticut Dartmouth College University of New Hampshire University of Rhode Island Tufts University University of Vermont
Copyright 1985 by Charles W. Johnson
All rights reserved. Except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For further information contact University Press of New England, Hanover, NH 03755.
Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Johnson, Charles W., 1943 Bogs of the Northeast. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Bog ecologyNortheastern States. 2. Bogs Northeastern States. I. Worley, Ian A. II. Title. QH104.5.N58J64 1985 574.5'26325'0974 84-40587 ISBN 0-87451-325-1 ISBN 0-87451-331-6 (pbk.)
Source for poem on page 4: Excerpt from "Bogland" from Poems 19651975 by Seamus Heaney. Copyright 1969, 1980 by Seamus Heaney. Reprinted by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Inc.
We acknowledge the generous financial assistance of the Alden Trust in the production of this book.
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TO DAVID (19441983) Because of you the snows lie more gently on all my winters and the dawns rise more softly in all my springs Peace, dear friend, all the winters all the springs
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Contents
Preface
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
1 Perceptions of Bogs
1
2 Basic Terms and Definitions
7
3 The Genesis of Peatlands
19
4 Fens and Bogs
27
5 The Geography of Northeastern Peatlands
53
6 Plants and Animals: Their Ways to Survival
90
7 Sphagnum Mosses
104
8 The Carnivorous Plants
111
9 The Orchids
125
10 Sedges and Heaths
132
11 Insects and Other Invertebrates
144
12 Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles
150
13 Birds
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14 Mammals
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15 Vaults of History
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16 Human Uses of Peatlands
184
17 Preservation or Obliteration?
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Bibliography
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Appendixes
1. Some Peatlands of the Northeast
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2. Some Amphibians and Reptiles of Northeastern Peatlands
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