Hubbard Brook: The Story of a Forest Ecosystem

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Timeline: From the Glaciers to the Present......Page 12
Prologue: Step into the Forest—Today......Page 16
PART 1. THE FOREST ECOSYSTEM AS A LABORATORY......Page 22
 1 Ecosystem and Ecological Studies at Hubbard Brook......Page 24
 2 The Small Watershed-Ecosystem Approach......Page 32
PART 2. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WATERSHED-ECOSYSTEMS......Page 38
 3 Physical Setting and Climate......Page 40
 4 The Forest: Past and Present......Page 48
 5 A Rich Array of Organisms and Their Interactions......Page 64
PART 3. UNDERST ANDING FOREST ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION......Page 88
 6 How Is Energy Transformed?......Page 90
 7 Hydrology: Water Balance and Flux......Page 105
 8 Biogeochemistry: How Do Chemicals Flux and Cycle?......Page 110
 9 The Discovery of Acid Rain at Hubbard Brook......Page 129
PART 4. DISCOVERIES FROM LONG-TERM STUDIES AND EXPERIMENTAL MANIPULATIONS......Page 140
 10 The Consequences of Acid Rain and Other Air Pollutants......Page 142
 11 The Effects of Forest Harvesting and Other Disturbances: Whole-Watershed Manipulations......Page 153
 12 How Does the Forest Ecosystem Recover After Harvesting and Other Disturbances?......Page 163
 13 How Stream Ecosystems Are Integrated with Their Watersheds......Page 170
 14 What Causes Population Change in Forest Birds?......Page 182
 15 Scaling Up: Ecosystem Patterns and Processes Across the Valley......Page 201
 16 How Is Climate Change Affecting the Forest Ecosystem?......Page 216
PART 5. BROADER IMPACTS AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE......Page 228
 17 Reaching Out: Hubbard Brook’s Influence on Environmental Policy, Management, and Education......Page 230
 18 A Look Ahead: The Forest Ecosystem in the Future......Page 240
Epilogue: Step into the Forest—2065......Page 248
APPENDIX 1. Scientific Units: Conversions and Abbreviations......Page 252
APPENDIX 2. Scientific Names and Lists of Selected Organisms......Page 254
Notes......Page 258
Bibliography......Page 264
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