Wild Forests presents a coherent review of the scientific and policy issues surrounding
biological diversity in the context of contemporary public forest management. The authors …

A practical approach is presented for the assessment of old-growth status that is consistent
with stand development theory, namely that a true old-growth stage is achieved when …

Old-growth forests in the vicinity of the northern Great Lakes have been drastically reduced
in area and severely fragmented; this has resulted in major alterations at the stand and …

Old-growth forests with 300-to 400-year-old trees are uncommon in the eastern United
States, but forests that regenerated after anthropogenic disturbance are widespread. I …

Increasing public interest in old-growth forests has spurred new research and legislation
aimed at managing this resource. The old-growth ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa var …

Our paper (Duffy & Meier 1992) was an effort to measure the recovery of Appalachian forests
understory herbs following deforestation. We expected herbal recovery to parallel that of the …

From 1987 to 1992, trees were mapped in seven old-growth stands (0.6-1.0 ha plots) and
two agricultural stands (0.1-0.6 ha plots) within coves of the northeastern Great Smoky …

The management of natural resources in areas administered by the US National Park
Service (NPS) is a complex and difficult task because of the dynamics and diversity inherent …

Land snails are cornerstone organisms that contribute to properly functioning ecosystems.
However, habitat loss and destruction have led to these organisms being one of the most …

This biogeographical study explores the natural history of 12 old-growth and 6 post-fire
second-growth hemlock-hardwood forests in northern Adirondack Park, New York. Three …