Aim I detail several problems and solutions related to estimating pre‐settlement forest
density from land surveyors' bearing tree data. The data have a high value, so clarification of …

The transition from forest to tundra in Arctic and alpine regions, frequently referred to as
treeline, has preoccupied biogeographers and ecologists for more than a century. It is widely …

Currently, mangroves dominate the tidal wetlands of Tampa Bay, Florida, but an
examination of historic navigation charts revealed dominance of tidal marshes with a …

Little consensus surrounds the extent of Native American impacts upon tree species
composition in Eastern North America, prior to European‐American settlement …

Historical records provide valuable information on the prior conditions of ecological systems
and species distribution, especially in the context of growing environmental change …

Historical data and artifacts, as commonly used in historical geography, can provide
powerful tools for dating geomorphological processes over the past century or more and …

The precipitous decline and extinction of the passenger pigeon one century ago helped
galvanize implementation of national policies and international cooperation on wildlife …

Many important geomorphic and ecological attributes center on soil water content,
especially over long timescales. In this paper we present an ordinally based index, intended …

Presettlement land survey records provide baseline data on forest characteristics prior to
major European settlement, but questions regarding surveyor bias and methodological …

American chestnut (Castanea dentata) once held great economic and ecological importance
in eastern US forests before its demise due to an invasive blight fungus. Backcross breeding …