Impact of Human Activity on Regional Forest Composition and Dynamics in Central New England

Historical and ecological data from north-central Massachusetts suggest that widespread and intensive human disturbance after European settlement led to a shift in forest composition and obscured regional patterns of species abundance. A paleoecological approach was required to place recent forest d...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecosystems. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 1(1998), 1, Seite 76-95
1. Verfasser: Fuller, Janice L. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Foster, David R., McLachlan, Jason S., Drake, Natalie
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1998
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ecosystems
Schlagworte:Paleoecology Human disturbance Forest dynamics New England Rates of change Biological sciences Physical sciences Environmental studies