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Waterman Northeast Alpine Bibliography Updated on: 12/19/2013 Waterman Northeast Alpine Bibliography Abrams, E. 1978. Why Mt. Washington. Mount Washington Observatory News Bulletin. 19(1): 26-29. Adirondack Mountain Club. 999. High Peaks Regulations and Leave No Trace Principals. pp. Alexander, C. P. 1940. The Presidential Range of New Hampshire as a biological environment, with particular reference to the insects. American Midland Naturalist. 24: 104-132. Alexander, E. 1992. Overflight Hearing Draws Irate Crowd. Appalachia Bulletin. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 58(5): 22-23. Anderson, J. E. and McNaughton, S. J. 1973. Effects of low soil temperature on transpiration, photosynthesis, leaf water content, and growth among elevationally diverse plant populations. Ecology. 54(6): 1220-1233. Antevs, E. 1932. Alpine zone of Mt. Washington Range. Merrill and Webber, Auburn, ME. pp. 118. Anthony, G. S. 1970. Field Work on the Population Structure of Oenis Melissa Semidea (Satyridae) from the Presidential Range, New Hampshire. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 7(3): 133-148. Appalachian Mountain Club. 1980. Programs Deparment Has Active Summer: Research. Appalachia Bulletin. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 46(10): 9-10. Appalachian Mountain Club. 1985. Flowers in high places. Appalachia Bulletin. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 51(6): 8-9. Appalachian Mountain Club. 1985. What's the matter with the mountains. Appalachia Bulletin. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 51(3): 6. Appalachian Mountain Club. 1990. Endangered alpine plant is recovering. Appalachia Bulletin. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 56(10): 6. Appalachian Mountain Club. 1990. Mt. Washington smog levels reported lower in 1990. Appalachia Bulletin. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 56(10): 7. Appalachian Mountain Club. 2000. The National Mountain Conference, Stewardship and Human Powered Recreation For The New Century, September 14-16, 2000, Golden, Colorado. pp. 6. Appalachian Mountain Club. 999. Alpine Detailed Plant Descriptions (Mountain Watch; AMC). Appalachian Mountain Club, Research Deparment, Gorham, NH. pp. 14. Appalachian Mountain Club. 999. Participant and Presenter List for 6th Northeastern Alpine Stewardship Gathering. Uncertain, pp. 3. Ashburne, M. 1997. Clearing the air. AMC Outdoors. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 63(2): 34. Ashburne, M. 1998. The Northeast Gets a Breather. AMC Outdoors. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 64(10): 34-35. Ashburne, M. 2000. AMC Alpine Stewards Step Out. AMC Outdoors. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 66(8): 39. Ashburne, M. 2001. Of Climate and Cushion Tussocks. AMC Outdoors. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 67(6): 41. Ashburne, M. 2001. Road to Recovery for Alpine Plant. AMC Outdoors. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 67(7): 40-41. Aust, B. 2005. Semipalmated Sandpiper Sighted on Camel's Hump. Long Trail News. 65(1): 5. Page 1 of 28 Waterman Northeast Alpine Bibliography Bailey, G. D. and Goldthwait, R. P. 1970. Scientific Aspects of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. pp. 7. Bailey, J. W. 1837. Account of an excursion to Mount Katahdin, in Maine. American Journal of Science II. 32: 20-24. Bain, K. E. 1993. Spatial Changes in Alpine Vegetation, Detected Through the Use of Aerial Photography. Senior honors thesis. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. pp. 41. Baldwin, H. I. 1974. The flora of Mount Monadnock, New Hampshire. Rhodora. 76(806): 205-228. Baldwin, H. I. 1977. The induced timberline of Mount Monadnock, N.H. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 104(4): 324-333. Baldwin, H. I. 999. Alpine Brook Saxifrage. Mount Washington Observatory News Bulletin. 72. Bamberg, S. A. and Major, J. 1968. Comparison of some North American and Eurasian alpine ecosystems. Arctic and Alpine environments. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN. 89-118. Barnett, R. 1966. Distribution of bacteria in ambient air masses at Whiteface Mountain-Essex County, N.Y. Whiteface Mountain Summer Program Report. pp. ?1. Barringer, R. 1988. The Western Mountains of Maine: Toward Balanced Growth. The MaineWatch Institute, pp. ?1. Barrington, D. S. and Paris, C. A. 2007. Refugia and Migration in the Quaternary History of the New England Flora. Rhodora. 109(940): 369-386. Bates, T. M. and Quinn, P. 2008. Atmospheric Particles and their Role in Global Change. Windswept. 49(3): 52-55. Bateson, E. M. 2005. Two Countries, One Forest - Deux Pays, Une Foret: Launching a Landscape-Scale Conservation Collaborative in the Northern Appalachian Region of the United States and Canada. Conservation Practice at the Landscape Scale. 22(1): 35-45. Battles, J. J., et al. 1991. Nitrogen Deposition, Distribution and Cycling in a Subalpine Spruce-Fir Forestin the Adirondacks, New York, USA. Biogeochemistry. 14(1): 31-55. Baxter State Park Authority. 2009. The Fragile Nature of Alpine Tundra. Baxter State Park, pp. 4. Beal, K. S. 2009. Increased tree-cover at New England treelines associated with regional warming: evidence from historical photographs. Master's thesis. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. pp. 98. Behre, C. E. 1921. A study of windfall in the Adirondacks. Journal of Forestry. 19(6): 632-637. Belt, S. 2000. Alpine Meadows of the Adirondack High Peaks. Senior paper. State University of New York, Plattsburgh, NY. pp. 24. Beltz, C. W. 2012. Restoration Potential of Degraded Crevice Communities on the Summit of Mt. Monadnock, New Hampshire. M.S. thesis. Antioch University New England, Keene, NH. pp. 48. Bemis, A. 1938. Fog, Clouds and Rain. Mount Washington Observatory News Bulletin. 4: 12. Bent, A. E. 1939. Mt. Washington Observatory. New England Nature. 3: 6-11. Bent, A. E. 1942. The Well. Mount Washington Observatory News Bulletin. 10: 8-9. Bent, A. H. 1911. A Bibliography of the White Mountains. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA. pp. 114. Besanceney, L. 2004. Summit stewards protect fragile alpine. Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Saranac Lake, NY. ?. Page 2 of 28 Waterman Northeast Alpine Bibliography Bessette, A. 1986. Lichens: Life on the rocks. Appalachia Bulletin. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 52(5): 8-9. Billings, M. P. 1969. Vegetation pattern near alpine timberline as affected by fire-snowdrift interactions. Vegetation. 19: 192-207. Billings, M. P. and Fowler-Billings, K. 1975. Geology of the Gorham Quadrangle-New Hampshire-Maine. N.H Department of Resources and Economic Development, Concord, NH. pp. 120. Billings, M. P., et al. 1946. The geology of the Mount Washington quadrangle New Hampshire. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 573: 261-274. Billings, W. D. and Scott, D. 1964. Effects of environmental factors on standing crop and productivity in alpine tundra. Ecological Monographs. 34: 243-270. Bird, J. M. 1963. Reconnaissance geologic study of the Whiteface Mountain area. Atmospheric Science Resource Center Report #15. State University of New York, Albany, NY. pp. ?. Bliss, L. C. 1956. A comparison of plant development in microenvironments of arctic and alpine tundras. Ecological Monographs. 26(4): 303-337. Bliss, L. C. 1958. Seed germination in arctic and alpine species. Arctic. 11(1): 180-188. Bliss, L. C. 1960. Transpiration rates of arctic and alpine shrubs. Ecology. 41(2): 386-389. Bliss, L. C. 1962. Adaptions of arctic alpine plants to environmental conditions. Arctic. 15: 117-144. Bliss, L. C. 1962. Caloric and Lipid Content in Alpine Tundra Plants. Ecology. 43(4): 753-757. Bliss, L. C. 1963. Alpine Plant Communities of the Presidential Range, New Hampshire. Ecology. 44(4): 678- 697. Bliss, L. C. 1963. Alpine Zone of the Presidential Range. Uncertain, Uncertain. pp. 63. Bliss, L. C. 1964. Leaf Water Content in Two Alpine Plants on Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. Ecology. 45(1): 163-165. Bliss, L. C. 1966. Plant Productivity in Alpine Microenvironments on Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. Ecological Monographs. 36(2): 125-155. Bliss, L. C. 1969. Alpine community pattern in relation to environmental parameters. Essays in Plant Geography and Ecology: Symposium in Terrestrial Plant Ecology, October, 1966. K. Greenidge, ed.. Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, Canada, Saint Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. 167-184. Bliss, L. C. 1971. Arctic and alpine plant life cycles. Annual Review Ecology & Systemics. 2(1): 405-438. Bliss, L. C. and Woodwell, M. G. 1965. An alpine podzol on Mount Katahdin, Maine. Soil Science. 100(4): 274-279. Bliss, L. C., et al. 1973. Arctic tundra ecosystems. Annual Review Ecology & Systemics. 4(1): 359-399. Botzojorns, L. 1996. Enhanced Ridgeline Protection on Camel's Hump and Mount Mansfield. Long Trail News. 56(1): 15. Bourne, C. 2011. The Effect of Landscape Features on Throughfall in the Washington-Monroe Col, Mount Washington, New Hampshire. Senior paper. Bates College, Lewiston, ME. pp. 148. Bowditch, E. C. 1896. List of Mt. Washington Coleoptera. Psyche. 7: 1-11. Bradley, D. C. 1981. Late Wisconsinan mountain glaciation in the northern Presidential Range, N.H. Arctic and Alpine Research. 13(3): 319-327. Page 3 of 28 Waterman Northeast Alpine Bibliography Briggs, F. P. 1892. Plants Collected at Mt. Ktaadn, Me., August, 1892. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 19(11): 333-336. Brooks, C. F. 1940. The worst weather in the world. Appalachia. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. ?(1): 194-202. Brooks, C. F. 1943. Special Observational Methods on Mount Washington. Mount Washington Observatory News Bulletin. ?: 5-10. Brown, J. R. 1998. Map Woods, Test Air, Restore Rivers It's all in a day's work for AMC's research scientists. AMC Outdoors. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 64(7): 32-37. Brown, J. R. 2000. Who Grows There: Alpine plants reveal a world of information. AMC Outdoors. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 66(6): 23-25. Brown, J. R. 2002. Hike, but Don't Inhale. AMC Outdoors. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 68(8): 24. Brown, J. R. 2003. The Grit Hits the Fan Northeast states sue EPA over clean-air rule. AMC Outdoors. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA. 69(4): 19-21. Brumback, W. E., et al. 2004. Propogation and Transplanting of an Endangered Alpine Species, Robbins' Cinquefoil, Potentilla robbinsiana (Rosaceae). Native Plants Journal. 5: 91-97.
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