Title Page
Table of Contents
Preface to the Fourth Edition
1 | Winter Paths: Options for Overwintering Success
Migration
Hibernation
Resistance
Destructive Metamorphism
Constructive Metamorphism
Melt Metamorphism
The Insulative Value of a Snowcover
Snow and Radiant Energy
3 | Plants and the Winter Environment
Acclimating to the Cold
Weathering the Winter Drought
The Evergreen Advantage
Mechanical Forces of Winter
The Basics of Energy Exchange
Warm Bodies in Cold Environments
Bergmann’s and Gloger’s Rules
The Cold-Blooded Gamble
Temperature/Density Relationships
Freezing around the Edges
Dormancy versus Activity
Dealing with Oxygen Depletion
Bargaining with Hoarders
Coping with Browsers
Plants and the Quality of Subnivean Life
The Carbon Dioxide Debate
7 | Winter Profiles: A Season in the Lives of Selected Animals
The Northern Cervids
Semiaquatic Mammals
Gallinaceous Birds
8 | Humans in Cold Places
Circulatory Responses to Cold
Increasing Heat Output
Mind over Temperature
Broken Mirror
Species on the Move
Unwelcome Thaw
Glossary
Notes
Index
List of Unit Conversion Factors