Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest
- ISBN-10
- 087156548X
- ISBN-13
- 9780871565488
- Series
- Forest Primeval
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 282
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994-03-01
- Publisher
- Sierra Club Books
- Author
- Chris Maser
Description
This unique 'biography' encompasses a thousand years of the natural history and evolution of an old-growth forest in the western Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Called an "estimable piece of work" by the Boston Globe, Forest Primeval traces the life cycle of a forest from its fiery inception in the year 987 to the present day, when logging threatens the forest and its inhabitants.
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- 1989
- 282 pages
- Paperback
- Sierra Club Books
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