Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xxi
5. Acknowledgments xxvii
6. 1. Hemlock’s Future in the Context of its Past 1
7. 2. An Iconic Species 11
8. Lessons from Harvard Forests and Ecologists I. The Pisgah Forest 25
9. 3. Prehistory to Present 44
10. 4. Tree-Falls and Tanbark 64
11. Lessons from Harvard Forests and Ecologists II. Bob Marshall’s Plot 77
12. 5. Hemlock as a Foundation Species 93
13. 6. A Range-Wide Hemlock Decline 105
14. 7. Invasion of an Exotic Pest 120
15. 8. Cut or Girdle 136
16. 9. Modeling the Dynamics of a Forest Giant 153
17. 10. Reprise: Eastern Hemlock as a Foundation Species 165
18. Lessons from Harvard Forests and Ecologists III. The Earl Stephens Plot 172
19. 11. When Doing Nothing is a Viable Alternative: Insights into Conservation and Management 181
20. Lessons from Harvard Forests and Ecologists: IV. Three Views from John Sanderson’s Woodlot 204
21. 12. Lament 224
22. Bibliographic Essays 231
23. References 269
24. List of Contributors 293
25. Index 295