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A CLIMATIC DRIVER FOR ABRUPT MID-HOLOCENE VEGETATION DYNAMICS AND THE HEMLOCK DECLINE IN NEW ENGLAND
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The mid-Holocene decline of eastern hemlock is widely viewed as the sole prehistorical example of an insect- or pathogen-mediated collapse of a North American tree species and has been extensively studied for insights into pest-host dynamics and the consequences to terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of dominant-species removal. We report paleoecological evidence implicating climate as a major driver of this episode. Data drawn from sites across a gradient in hemlock abundance from dominant to absent demonstrate: a synchronous, dramatic decline in a contrasting taxon (oak); changes in lake sediments and aquatic taxa indicating low water levels; and one or more intervals of intense drought at regional to continental scales. These results, which accord well with emerging climate reconstructions, challenge the interpretation of a biotically driven hemlock decline and highlight the potential for climate change to generate major, abrupt dynamics in forest ecosystems.
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- Authors
- Foster, D. R., Oswald, W. W., Faison, E. K., Doughty, E. D., & Hansen, B. C. S.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Venue
- Ecology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2006-12
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 2959-2966
- ISSN
- 0012-9658 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2138616431
- Cited by
- 132
- References
- 47
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- FWCI
- 3.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- nrs.harvard.edu
- Locations
- Ecology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Tree-ring climate responses
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Keywords
- Tsuga canadensis, mid-Holocene, climate change, drought, oak decline, lake sediment record, water level decline, paleoclimate, New England forests
- MeSH terms
- Climate, New England, Ecosystem, Geologic Sediments, Tsuga
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