Field Guide to the Piedmont: The Natural Habitats of America's Most Lived-in Region, from New York City to Montgomery, Alabama Book

Foreword Albert E. Radford Acknowledgments Introduction

PART I/The Piedmont Defined

Chapter One—Geography Beneath the Surface The Primal Piedmont Succession

Chapter Two—Weather and Climate Temperature Moisture Effectiveness Winds and Landforms Climatic History Microclimate Effects of Climate on Life Forms

PART II/Cultivated Lands

Chapter Three—Farmlands Row Crops Hayfields
•Animals of Hayfields Pastures
•Animals of Pastures Microcommunities

PART III/Lands in Succession

Chapter Four—Plant Succession The Terminology of Succession The Effects of Drainage on Succession Historical Perspective Abandoned Farmland Piedmont Succession Stages

Chapter Five—The Mesosere: Habitats on Well-Drained Soils The Herbaceous Phase
•Animals of the Herbaceous Phase Mesic Woody Succession
•Animals of the Mesic Woody Succession The Growing Forest
•Animals of the Growing Forest The Mature Forest
•Animals of the Mature Forest

Chapter Six—The Xerosere: Dry Soil Habitats The Herbaceous Phase Xeric Woody Succession The Growing Forest The Mature Forest Animals of the Xerosere

Chapter Seven—The Hydrosere: Wet Soil Habitats Flowing Water: The Lotic Habitats The Alluvial Forest The Swamp Forest
•Animals of the Lotic Habitats Still Water: The Lentic Habitats
•Animals of the Lentic Habitats

PART IV/Special Places
Chapter Eight—Outstanding or Representative Botanical Communities Granitic Outcrops Non-Granitic Outcrops Serpentine Barrens Unique Gymnosperm Communities Unique Deciduous Habitats The Glaciated Piedmont

Appendices Selected Lepidoptera of the Piedmont Reptiles of the Piedmont Amphibians of the Piedmont Selected Birds of the Piedmont Mammals of the Piedmont Illustrations of Selected Piedmont Plants by Habitat Common Names of Selected Piedmont Plants Glossary Bibliography Index