Investigating the disturbance regimes of unharvested forests helps us understand their past,
present, and future trajectory and gives us a model for forest management. It can also clarify …

Questions European colonization radically transformed the landscapes of eastern North
America. Understanding this legacy is vital to managing current ecological communities. To …

As cities consume increasing land area worldwide, we need more investigation of the effects
of urbanization on forests. Here we provide a comprehensive example of how the growth of …

This study discusses changes observed in the vascular flora of an old-growth forest on
Dome Island in Lake George over a 50-yr period and compares it with observations made by …

Urban forests of northeastern North America are often seen as degraded ecosystems with
little ecological diversity or value. This is especially true given that native tree species …