| Description |
1 online resource (336 pages) |
| Contents |
Hemlock's future in the context of its past -- An iconic species -- Lessons from Harvard forests and ecologists. I. the Pisgah forest -- Prehistory to present -- Tree-falls and tanbark -- Lessons from Harvard forests and ecologists. II. Bob Marshall's plot -- Hemlock as a foundation species -- A range-wide hemlock decline -- Invasion of an exotic pest -- Cut or girdle -- Modeling the dynamics of a forest giant -- Reprise : eastern hemlock as a foundation species -- Lessons from Harvard forests and ecologists. III. the Earl Stephens plot. When doing nothing is a viable alternative : insights into conservation and management -- Lessons from Harvard forests and ecologists. IV. Three views from John Sanderson's woodlot -- Lament |
| Summary |
The Eastern Hemlock, massive and majestic, has played a unique role in structuring northeastern American forest environments, from Nova Scotia to Wisconsin and through the Appalachian Mountains to North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama. A 'foundation species' influencing all the species in the ecosystem surroounding it, this iconic North American tree has long inspired poets and artists as well as naturalists and scientists |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Text in English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Eastern hemlock.
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Forest ecology -- Research -- New England
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Forest declines -- Research -- New England
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eastern hemlock (wood)
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NATURE -- Plants -- Trees.
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Eastern hemlock.
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Forest ecology -- Research.
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New England.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Foster, David R., 1954- editor
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Long, Stephen, 1953- editor
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Baiser, Benjamin H., contributor
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| ISBN |
9780300186772 |
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0300186770 |
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9781306562409 |
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1306562406 |
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