Eastern Old-Growth Forests is the first book devoted exclusively to old growth throughout the East. Authoritative essays from leading experts examine the ecology and characteristics of eastern old growth, explore its history and value -- both ecological and cultural -- and make recommendations for its preservation.The book provides a thorough overview of the importance of old growth in the East including its extent, qualities, and role in wildlands restoration. It will serve a vital role in furthering preservation efforts by making eastern old-growth issues better known and understood.
Foreword \ John Davis Preface \ Mary Byrd Davis
PART I. Introduction Chapter 1. Definitions and History \ Robert Leverett Chapter 2. Extent and Location \ Mary Byrd Davis
PART II. Biological and Cultural Values Chapter 3. Using Lichens to Assess Ecological Continuity in Northeastern Forests \ Steven B. Selva Chapter 4. Biodiversity in the Herbaceous Layer and Salamanders in Appalachian Primary Forests \ Albert J. Meier, Susan Power Bratton, and David Cameron Duffy Chapter 5. The Importance of Old Growth to Carnivores in Eastern Deciduous Forests \ Michael R. Pelton Chapter 6. Functional Roles of Eastern Old Growth in Promoting Forest Bird Diversity \ J. Christopher Haney and Charles P. Schaadt Chapter 7. Old-Growth Spirituality \ Michael Perlman Chapter 8. Old-Growth Forests: A Native American Perspective \ Standing Woman (Cherokee) and Steve Comer (Mahican)
PART III. Identification Chapter 9. Black Growth and Fiddlebutts: The Nature of Old-Growth Red Spruce \ Charles V. Cogbill Chapter 10. Old-Growth Forests of Southern New England, New York, and Pennsylvania \ Peter Dunwiddie, David Foster, Donald Leopold, and Robert T. Leverett Chapter 11. Old Growth in the Great Lakes Region \ Lee E. Frelich and Peter B. Reich Chapter 12. Central Mesophytic Forests \ James R. Runkle Chapter 13. Old-Growth Oak and Oak-Hickory Forests \ Peter S. White and Ricky D. White Chapter 14. Old Growth in Southeastern Wetlands \ J. Merrill Lynch Chapter 15. Longleaf Pine Forest, Going, Going . . . \ D. Bruce Means PART IV. Preservation And Restoration Chapter 16. Identification and Protection of Old Growth on State-owned Land in Minnesota \ Kurt A. Rusterholz Chapter 17. National Forests in the Eastern Region: Land Allocation and Planning for Old Growth \ Lucy E. Tyrrell Chapter 18. The Nature Conservancy's Preservation of Old Growth \ Kathy Seaton Chapter 19. Cook Forest State Park: Reflections of a Preservationist \ Anthony Eaton Cook Chapter 20. Landscape Heterogeneity of Hemlock-Hardwood Forest in Northern Michigan \ Margaret B. Davis, Timothy E. Parshall, and James B. Ferrari Chapter 21. The Restoration of Old Growth: Why and How \ Stephen C. Trombulak Chapter 22. Tree Rings and Ancient Forest History \ David W. Stahle Chapter 23. How Much Old Growth Is Enough? \ Robert Zahner Afterword: Future Old Growth \ Bill McKibben Glossary Contributors Index
