Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Timeline: From the Glaciers to the Present xi
6. Prologue: Step into the Forest—Today 1
7. PART 1. THE FOREST ECOSYSTEM AS A LABORATORY
8. 1. Ecosystem and Ecological Studies at Hubbard Brook 7
9. 2. The Small Watershed- Ecosystem Approach 17
10. PART 2. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WATERSHED- ECOSYSTEMS
11. 3. Physical Setting and Climate 23
12. 4. The Forest: Past and Present 33
13. 5. A Rich Array of Organisms and Their Interactions 49
14. PART 3. UNDERSTANDING FOREST ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
15. 6. How Is Energy Transformed? 73
16. 7. Hydrology: Water Balance and Flux 90
17. 8. Biogeochemistry: How Do Chemicals Flux and Cycle? 95
18. 9. The Discovery of Acid Rain at Hubbard Brook 114
19. PART 4. DISCOVERIES FROM LONG- TERM STUDIES AND EXPERIMENTAL MANIPULATIONS
20. 10. The Consequences of Acid Rain and Other Air Pollutants 125
21. 11. The Effects of Forest Harvesting and Other Disturbances: Whole- Watershed Manipulations 138
22. 12. How Does the Forest Ecosystem Recover After Harvesting and Other Disturbances? 148
23. 13. How Stream Ecosystems Are Integrated with Their Watersheds 155
24. 14. What Causes Population Change in Forest Birds? 167
25. 15. Scaling Up: Ecosystem Patterns and Processes Across the Valley 186
26. 16. How Is Climate Change Affecting the Forest Ecosystem? 201
27. PART 5. BROADER IMPACTS AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
28. 17. Reaching Out: Hubbard Brook's Influence on Environmental Policy, Management, and Education 213
29. 18. A Look Ahead: The Forest Ecosystem in the Future 225
30. Epilogue: Step into the Forest—2065 233
31. APPENDIX 1. Scientific Units: Conversions and Abbreviations 237
32. APPENDIX 2. Scientific Names and Lists of Selected Organisms 239
33. Notes 243
34. Bibliography 249
35. Index 265