Hubbard Brook : the story of a forest ecosystem / Richard T. Holmes and Gene E. Likens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holmes, Richard T. (Richard Turner), author.

Likens, Gene E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water chemistry--New Hampshire--Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest.

Water chemistry.

Water--New Hampshire--Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest.

Water.

Aquatic ecology--New Hampshire--Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest.

Aquatic ecology.

Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (N.H.).

New Hampshire--Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]

Summary:

A beautifully illustrated overview and synthesis of how scientists have used a living forest as an experimental laboratory for more than 50 years For more than 50 years, the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in the White Mountains of New Hampshire has been one of the most intensely studied landscapes on earth. This book highlights many of the important ecological findings amassed during the long-term research conducted there, and considers their regional, national, and global implications. Richard T. Holmes and Gene E. Likens, active members of the research team at Hubbard Brook since its beginnings, explain the scientific processes employed in the forest-turned-laboratory. They describe such important findings as the discovery of acid rain, ecological effects of forest management practices, and the causes of population change in forest birds, as well as how disturbance events, pests and pathogens, and a changing climate affect forest and associated aquatic ecosystems. The authors show how such long-term, place-based ecological studies are relevant for informing many national, regional, and local environmental issues, such as air pollution, water quality, ecosystem management, and conservation.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Timeline: From the Glaciers to the Present

Prologue: Step into the Forest—Today

1. Ecosystem and Ecological Studies at Hubbard Brook

2. The Small Watershed- Ecosystem Approach

3. Physical Setting and Climate

4. The Forest: Past and Present

5. A Rich Array of Organisms and Their Interactions

6. How Is Energy Transformed?

7. Hydrology: Water Balance and Flux

8. Biogeochemistry: How Do Chemicals Flux and Cycle?

9. The Discovery of Acid Rain at Hubbard Brook

10. The Consequences of Acid Rain and Other Air Pollutants

11. The Effects of Forest Harvesting and Other Disturbances: Whole- Watershed Manipulations

12. How Does the Forest Ecosystem Recover After Harvesting and Other Disturbances?

13. How Stream Ecosystems Are Integrated with Their Watersheds

14. What Causes Population Change in Forest Birds?

15. Scaling Up: Ecosystem Patterns and Processes Across the Valley

16. How Is Climate Change Affecting the Forest Ecosystem?

17. Reaching Out: Hubbard Brook's Influence on Environmental Policy, Management, and Education

18. A Look Ahead: The Forest Ecosystem in the Future

Epilogue: Step into the Forest—2065

APPENDIX 1. Scientific Units: Conversions and Abbreviations

APPENDIX 2. Scientific Names and Lists of Selected Organisms

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 2, 2016).

ISBN:

0-300-22078-2

OCLC:

965147593