CONTENTSPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 Introduction and Overview, M. Lisa Floyd, David D. Hanna, and William H. RommeSection 1: What are the Biological and Ecological Characteristics of Piñon-juniper Woodlands in Mesa Verde Country?Chapter 2 Gnarly Old Trees: Canopy Characteristics of Old-Growth Piñon-Juniper Woodlands, M. Lisa Floyd, Marilyn Colyer, David D. Hanna, and William H. RommeChapter 3 Beneath the Trees: Shrubs, Herbs and some Surprising Rarities, M. Lisa Floyd and Marilyn ColyerChapter 4 At the Ground Level: Fungi and Mosses Jayne Belnap and J.
Page LindseyChapter 5 Magnificent Microbes: Biological Soil Crusts in Piñon-Juniper Communities, Jayne BelnapChapter 6 Mesa Verde Country's Woodland Avian Community, George San Miguel and Marilyn ColyerChapter 7 Mammals of Old-Growth Piñon-Juniper, Preston Somers, David D.Hanna, Marilyn Colyer, M. Lisa FloydChapter 8 Bats of the Piñon-Juniper Woodlands of Southwestern Colorado, Alice L. Chung-MacCoubrey and Michael A. BoganChapter 9 Reptiles and Amphibians of Piñon-Juniper Woodlands, Timothy B. Graham and David D. HannaChapter 10 Insects Associated with Piñon-Juniper Woodlands of Mesa Verde National Park, D.A.
Leatherman and B. C.KondratieffSection 2: What Characterizes the Geology, Weather, and Soils of Mesa Verde Country?Chapter 11 Bedrock Geology, Mary GriffittsChapter 12 Landforms and Surficial Deposits, Mary L. GillamChapter 13 Soils of Mesa Verde Country, Doug RamseyChapter 14 Water Resources in Mesa Verde Country, Marilyn ColyerChapter 15 Climate History of Southwestern Colorado, Nolan J. Doeskan and Thomas B. McKeeSection 3: What Processes of Change Are Occurring in Mesa Verde Country?Chapter 16 Fire history M. Lisa Floyd, William H. Romme and David D.
HannaChapter 17 Effects of Fire on Insect Communities in Pinon-Juniper Woodlands, Mesa Verde Country Deborah M. KendallChapter 18 A Personal Perspective on the Ethnobotany of Old-Growth Piñon-Juniper Woodlands, William J. LitzingerChapter 19 Some Ethnobotanical Uses of Plants from Piñon-Juniper Woodlands, Marilyn ColyerChapter 20 The Ancestral Pueblo and their Piñon-Juniper Woodlands, Patricia Robins Flint-LaceyChapter 21 "Only Man is Vile" Duane A. SmithSection 4: Looking into the Future-Hopes and Concerns for the Ecological Integrity of Mesa Verde CountryChapter 22 Threats to the Piñon-Juniper Woodland, William H. Romme, Sylvia Oliva, and M. Lisa FloydChapter 23 Epilogue: Management Considerations for Conserving Old Growth Piñon Juniper Woodlands, George San MiguelContributorsIndex 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.