Hemlock's future in the context of its history: an ecological perspective

David R. Foster

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Hemlock's future in the context of its history: an ecological perspective

Informally Refereed

Authors:

David R. Foster

Year:

2000

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: McManus, Katherine A.; Shields, Kathleen S.; Souto, Dennis R., eds. Proceedings: Symposium on sustainable management of hemlock ecosystems in eastern North America. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-267. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 1-4.

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Abstract

In October of 1852, Henry David Thoreau went for a stroll through a chestnut forest in Concord, Massachusetts and recorded the following impressions of a vibrant ecosystem.

Parent Publication

Proceedings: symposium on sustainable management of hemlock ecosystems in eastern North America

Citation

Foster, David R. 2000. Hemlock''s future in the context of its history: an ecological perspective. In: McManus, Katherine A.; Shields, Kathleen S.; Souto, Dennis R., eds. Proceedings: Symposium on sustainable management of hemlock ecosystems in eastern North America. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-267. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 1-4.