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
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