Eastern Old-Growth Forests:

Foreword John Davis
Preface Mary Byrd Davis 
 
PART I. Introduction
Chapter 1. Definitions and History Robert Leverett
Chapter 2. Extent and Location Mary Byrd Davis 
 
PART II. Biological and Cultural Values
Chapter 3. Using Lichens to Assess Ecological Continuity in Northeastern Forests Steven B. Selva
Chapter 4. Biodiversity in the Herbaceous Layer and Salamanders in Appalachian Primary Forests Albert J. Meier, Susan Power Bratton, and David Cameron Duffy
Chapter 5. The Importance of Old Growth to Carnivores in Eastern Deciduous Forests Michael R. Pelton
Chapter 6. Functional Roles of Eastern Old Growth in Promoting Forest Bird Diversity J. Christopher Haney and Charles P. Schaadt
Chapter 7. Old-Growth Spirituality Michael Perlman
Chapter 8. Old-Growth Forests: A Native American Perspective Standing Woman (Cherokee) and Steve Comer (Mahican) 
 
PART III. Identification
Chapter 9. Black Growth and Fiddlebutts: The Nature of Old-Growth Red Spruce Charles V. Cogbill
Chapter 10. Old-Growth Forests of Southern New England, New York, and Pennsylvania Peter Dunwiddie, David Foster, Donald Leopold, and Robert T. Leverett
Chapter 11. Old Growth in the Great Lakes Region Lee E. Frelich and Peter B. Reich
Chapter 12. Central Mesophytic Forests James R. Runkle
Chapter 13. Old-Growth Oak and Oak-Hickory Forests Peter S. White and Ricky D. White
Chapter 14. Old Growth in Southeastern Wetlands J. Merrill Lynch
Chapter 15. Longleaf Pine Forest, Going, Going . . . D. Bruce Means PART IV. Preservation And Restoration
Chapter 16. Identification and Protection of Old Growth on State-owned Land in Minnesota Kurt A. Rusterholz
Chapter 17. National Forests in the Eastern Region: Land Allocation and Planning for Old Growth Lucy E. Tyrrell
Chapter 18. The Nature Conservancy's Preservation of Old Growth Kathy Seaton
Chapter 19. Cook Forest State Park: Reflections of a Preservationist Anthony Eaton Cook
Chapter 20. Landscape Heterogeneity of Hemlock-Hardwood Forest in Northern Michigan Margaret B. Davis, Timothy E. Parshall, and James B. Ferrari
Chapter 21. The Restoration of Old Growth: Why and How Stephen C. Trombulak
Chapter 22. Tree Rings and Ancient Forest History David W. Stahle
Chapter 23. How Much Old Growth Is Enough? Robert Zahner 
Afterword: Future Old Growth Bill McKibben 
Glossary
Contributors
Index