Format:
Online-Ressource (XI, 78p. 15 illus., 7 illus. in color, digital)
Edition:
1
ISBN:
9781461405832
Series Statement:
SpringerBriefs in Ecology
Content:
Robert E. Loeb
Content:
Millions of urbanites never see primeval forests during their lives except for the old growth forests found in urban parks. Unfortunately, these forests are on the verge of disappearing because arboreal reproduction is lost to human trampling and park administrators and urban foresters do not maintain these "natural" forests. To aid urban foresters and park managers in meeting the challenges, research on old growth forests in urban parks is synthesized in terms of historical ecology to introduce the methods utilized to reveal long-term forest composition changes. The case study of th
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Old Growth Urban Forests; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: What and Where Are Old Growth Urban Forests?; References; Chapter 2: Historical Continuity; Introduction; Regional Forest Species Composition; Paleopalynology; Historical Floras; Witness Tree Records; Forest Dynamics; Street Forest; Original Research: East Orange, Haddonfield, and Moorestown, New Jersey; Landscaped Forest; Original Research: Beechwood, Country Club, and Robert's Hollow Forests, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA; Historical Ecology; Forest Dynamics; Remnant Forest; Agricultural Cessation
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Original Research: Saddler's Woods, Haddon Township, New JerseyForest Cutting Cessation; Limited Tree Harvesting; Regional Synthesis of Historical Continuity; References; Chapter 3: Partnerships, Adaptive Management, and Restoration for Historical Continuity; Partnerships; Adaptive Management; Restoration; Original Research: Walbridge Forest, National Zoological Park, Washington, DC; References; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781461405825
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. ISBN 978-1-461-40582-5
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4614-0583-2
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