caa a22 4500 445359021 CHVBK 20180317142909.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00334-011-0287-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00334-011-0287-1 An integrated reconstruction of recent forest dynamics in a New England cultural landscape [Elektronische Daten] [Alex Ireland, W. Oswald, David Foster] Broad-scale patterns of vegetation response to three centuries of human disturbance in the northeastern United States are well understood, but stand-scale (0.1-10ha) interactions between land-use history and the ecological processes underlying these patterns are not. Enduring legacies of land-use history, though pervasive in modern forests, are not always obvious or intuitive, particularly in the regenerating stands that cover most of the region. Focusing on a second-growth, post-agricultural landscape in Petersham, Massachusetts, this study integrates (i) a stand-scale sedimentary pollen and charcoal record, (ii) survey and dendroecological data from the surrounding forest, and (iii) analysis of historical documents describing site-specific ownership and land use history. We demonstrate the strength of this multifaceted approach to vegetation reconstruction on sites with long land-use histories that are typical of the modern landscape. We infer that periods of low and high intensity agriculture commenced around 1760 and 1850, respectively, and that the agricultural era was initiated and terminated by episodes of increased fire. Dendroecological data corroborate deed records and suggest that a portion of the forest regenerated and was used for small-scale timber production during the mid to late 1800s. Most of the forest established in the early 1900s, after which time the greatest disturbance was Cryphonectria parasitica (chestnut blight) induced mortality of Castanea dentata (American chestnut) and replacement by Betula (birch) species. This study highlights the potential to expand integrated historical ecological research into landscapes with lengthy histories of human disturbance and underscores the potential of this research to generate data with spatial and temporal resolution relevant to management and conservation efforts. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Land-use history nationallicence Stand-scale palynology nationallicence Historical ecology nationallicence Forest management nationallicence Harvard Forest nationallicence Ireland Alex Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA aut Oswald W. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Emerson College, Boston, MA, USA aut Foster David Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, MA, USA aut Vegetation History and Archaeobotany Springer-Verlag 20/4(2011-07-01), 245-252 0939-6314 20:4<245 2011 20 334 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-011-0287-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-011-0287-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ireland Alex Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Oswald W. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Emerson College, Boston, MA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Foster David Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, MA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Vegetation History and Archaeobotany Springer-Verlag 20/4(2011-07-01), 245-252 0939-6314 20:4<245 2011 20 334 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer