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June 1, 2005

New Harvard Forest Publication: Statistics of Rarity

Ecologists deal with rarity in many guises - species can be rare, particular Ecology 2005 Coverinteractions may be uncommon, and catastrophic events that reshape landscapes are, by definition, infrequent. Although ecologists often seek out abundant species or events for their investigations out of convenience, rare species are often of special central concern to

June 1, 2005

Summer Students Arrive at Forest

33 summer students have arrived as part of the Harvard Forest summer research 2005 REU Internsprogram in ecology. Students come from all over the United States to participate in on-going research projects including atmospheric pollution, global warming, hurricanes, treefalls, and insect outbreaks. Researchers come from many disciplines and institutions. Specific projects center

June 1, 2005

Spring leaf development very late this year (2005)

Forest From Tower

Thanks to one of the coolest May's on record in southern New England the green-up of our deciduous forests has progressed very slowly this spring. In addition, a significant but very patchy frost on the morning of May 13th killed the just emerging leaves of some oaks and red maples setting them even further back.

Based on observations of leaf emergence

June 1, 2005

Wildlands and Woodlands: A Vision for the Forest of Massachusetts

In a new scientific report entitled "Wildlands and Woodlands: A Vision for the Forests Wildlands and Woodlands Coverof Massachusetts", Dr. David Foster the Director of Harvard Forest and his colleagues from the University of Massachusetts and Brandeis University call for a bold new land protection effort to stave-off accelerating forest fragmentation in Massachusetts.