MBL Falmouth Forum: “Restoring Old-Growth Characteristics to the Forests of New England” – Paul Catanzaro, Professor, State Extension Forester, and Co-Director of the Family Forest Research Center, UMASS Amherst
Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MAOld-growth forests, with their abundant deadwood, diverse canopy layers, and wide variation in tree ages, densities, and sizes, are strikingly different from our younger second-growth forests. These differences have profound implications for key forest functions, such as providing wildlife habitat and mitigating climate change. While we may never fully recreate true old-growth forests, we can …
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