Introduction to interior and northern Alaska
1. Dinosaurs, glaciers, mammoths, and giant bears: ancient landscapes and some of their creatures
2. Shiver, freeze, or cool your knees: ways of coping with cold
3. A few trees, some shrubs, and perennials of Alaska's boreal forest
4. From mighty moose to mighty small bats: some mammals of the boreal forest
5. Vegetarians, meat-eaters, and jacks-of-all-trades: a few birds of the boreal forest
6. The flight of the dragonfly, the whine of the mosquito: some insects of the boreal forest
7. Treeless landscapes, sun-tracking flowers and stubby shrubs
8. White sheep, white birds, grizzlies and ground squirrells: some tundra animals
9. The watery world of Alaska and some fishes that live there
10. Webbed feet, flat tails and feathers: aquatic mammals and waterfowl
11. The future of Interior and Northern Alaska
Index of scientific names