Forests in time : the environmental consequences of 1,000 years of change in New England

edited by David R. Foster and John D. Aber

The Eastern Hemlock, massive and majestic, has played a unique role in structuring northeastern 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 surrounding it, this iconic North American tree has long inspired poets and artists as well as naturalists and scientists. Five thousand years ago, the hemlock collapsed as a result of abrupt global climate change. Now this iconic tree faces extinction once again because of an invasive insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid. Drawing from a century of studies at Harvard University's Harvard Forest, one of the most well-regarded long-term ecological research programs in North America, the authors explore what hemlock's modern decline can tell us about the challenges facing nature and society in an era of habitat changes and fragmentation, as well as global change.

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書名 Forests in time : the environmental consequences of 1,000 years of change in New England
著作者等 Aber, John D.
Foster, David R.
Aber John
出版元 Yale University Press
刊行年月 c2004
ページ数 xiv, 477 p.
大きさ 24 cm
ISBN 0300115377
NCID BA84468392
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言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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