Island Press announces the publication of Ecology and Recovery of Eastern Old-growth Forests, edited by Andrew M. Barton and William S. Keeton. If you’d like to know more about the book, see below or go to https://islandpress.org/books/ecology-and-recovery-eastern-old-growth-forests. If you would like to buy the book from Island Press, use code FORESTS for a 20% discount. You can also order it from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and your local independent bookseller.
We hope that you will consider sharing the book with your own networks, as follows: • Forward this message to your contacts or social media networks. Feel free to include the discount code, FORESTS. • If you’d like to use the book in a class, you can request an exam copy at islandpress.org/educators. • If you’d like to review it for a publication or website, you can request a review copy from pr...@islandpress.org. • Encourage your organization to ask i...@islandpress.org for details about a discounted bulk purchase. • Review the book on Amazon, Goodreads, or another review site. • If you have questions for the editors, email bar...@maine.edu or william.kee...@uvm.edu SUMMARY: North American landscapes have been shaped by humans for millennia, but the arrival of Europeans several centuries ago ushered in an era of rapid conversion of eastern forests to cities, farms, transportation networks, and second-growth woodlands. In recent decades, however, numerous remnants of eastern old growth have been discovered, meticulously mapped, and studied. Many of these ancient stands retain surprisingly robust complexity and vigor, and scientists are developing strategies for restoration that will foster biological diversity and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Forest ecologists Andrew Barton and William Keeton bring together an edited volume that breaks new ground in our understanding of eastern old-growth forest ecosystems and their importance for resilience in an age of rapid environmental change. Leading experts examine topics of contemporary forest ecology and conservation across a broad geographic canvas in eastern North America. CONTRIBUTORS: Andrew Barton, William Keeton, Loretta Battaglia, William Conner, Robert Peet, William Platt, Jennifer Costanza, Peter White, Julie Tuttle, Beverly Collins, Julia Chapman, Ryan McEwan, Anthony D'Amato, Patricia Raymond, Shawn Fraver, David Mladenoff, Jodi Forrester, Daniel Kneeshaw, Philip Burton, Louis De Grandpre, Sylvie Gauthier, Yan Boulanger, Dana Warren, Heather Bechtold, Clifford Kraft, Timothy Fahey, Gregory McGee, John Gunn, David Orwig, Craig Lorimer, Brain Palik, Frederik Doyon REVIEWS: "An important contribution to the burgeoning literature extolling the virtues of forest complexity. As a compendium of the literature on forest heterogeneity alone, this book is an indispensable reference for scholars and practitioners of ecological forest management." Gregory H. Aplet, Senior Science Director, The Wilderness Society "Ecology and Recovery of Eastern Old-Growth Forests is extremely timely and hugely important. Old-growth forests are quickly disappearing, and global changes mandate that we find new approaches to manage them. Succinctly written by prominent American and Canadian scientists, this book is a must-read for forest professionals and enthusiastic forest lovers everywhere." Christian Messier, Professor of Forest Ecology, Université du Québec à Montréal and Université du Québec en Outaouais "Finally, a much-needed, up-to-date treatise on the state of old-growth forests in the East. All forest stakeholders should read this book." Jerry F. Franklin, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington
