Hemlock: A Forest Giant on the Edge
Editat de David R. Foster Autor Anthony D'Amato, Benjamin Baiser, Aaron M. Ellison, David Orwig, Wyatt Oswald, Audrey Barker Plotkin, Jonathan Thompsonen Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 apr 2014
An appreciation of the beautiful, iconic, and endangered Eastern Hemlock and what it means to nature and society
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.
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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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780300179385
ISBN-10: 0300179383
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: 69 b-w illus.
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 0300179383
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: 69 b-w illus.
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
Recenzii
2015 New England Society Book Awards Finalist in the Specialty Titles category.
“For any lover of the eastern forest, the decline of the noble hemlock is a hard story to hear; told here, by a group of the forest’s foremost chroniclers, the story acquires a majesty worthy of its subject.”—Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet
“[This volume] is a [synthesis] of scientific literature into an enjoyable reading for those not trained in the scientific method and technical writing.”—Katherine Elliott, Center for Forest Watershed Science, USDA Forest Service
“This is a groundbreaking work of science and history, of an iconic tree species and its ecosystem.”—David Mladenoff, University of Wisconsin
“[This book] has the potential to serve as an important, even landmark volume, about the landscape history of New England and North America in general.”—Margaret Lowman, author of Life in the Treetops and It’s a Jungle Up There
“I absolutely loved this book! Hemlock is a fascinating blend of science and the people who conducted that science.”—Alan White, University of Maine
“For any lover of the eastern forest, the decline of the noble hemlock is a hard story to hear; told here, by a group of the forest’s foremost chroniclers, the story acquires a majesty worthy of its subject.”—Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet
“[This volume] is a [synthesis] of scientific literature into an enjoyable reading for those not trained in the scientific method and technical writing.”—Katherine Elliott, Center for Forest Watershed Science, USDA Forest Service
“This is a groundbreaking work of science and history, of an iconic tree species and its ecosystem.”—David Mladenoff, University of Wisconsin
“[This book] has the potential to serve as an important, even landmark volume, about the landscape history of New England and North America in general.”—Margaret Lowman, author of Life in the Treetops and It’s a Jungle Up There
“I absolutely loved this book! Hemlock is a fascinating blend of science and the people who conducted that science.”—Alan White, University of Maine
Notă biografică
David R. Foster, Audrey Barker Plotkin, Anthony D’Amato, Benjamin Baiser, Aaron M. Ellison, David Orwig, Wyatt Oswald, and Jonathan Thompson are scientific collaborators and colleagues at Harvard University’s Harvard Forest.