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The importance of natural forest stewardship in adaptation planning in the United States by Faison, Edward K., Masino, Susan A., Moomaw, William R.

“…Forests are critical to the planetary operational system and evolved without human management for millions of years in North America. Actively managing forests…”
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Multiple Browsers Structure Tree Recruitment in Logged Temperate Forests by Faison, Edward K, DeStefano, Stephen, Foster, David R, Rapp, Joshua M, Compton, Justin A

“…Historical extirpations have resulted in depauperate large herbivore assemblages in many northern forests. In eastern North America, most forests are inhabited…”
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Ungulate browsers promote herbaceous layer diversity in logged temperate forests by Faison, Edward K., DeStefano, Stephen, Foster, David R., Motzkin, Glenn, Rapp, Joshua M.

“…Ungulates are leading drivers of plant communities worldwide, with impacts linked to animal density, disturbance and vegetation structure, and site…”
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Re-framing deer herbivory as a natural disturbance regime with ecological and socioeconomic outcomes in the eastern United States by Hanberry, Brice B., Faison, Edward K.

“…Natural disturbances are critical ecosystem processes, with both ecological and socioeconomic benefits and disadvantages. Large herbivores are natural…”
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Intact Forests in the United States: Proforestation Mitigates Climate Change and Serves the Greatest Good by Moomaw, William R., Masino, Susan A., Faison, Edward K.

“…Climate change and loss of biodiversity are widely recognized as the foremost environmental challenges of our time. Forests annually sequester large quantities…”
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Functional response of ungulate browsers in disturbed eastern hemlock forests by Faison, Edward K., DeStefano, Stephen, Foster, David R., Barker Plotkin, Audrey

“…•Hemlock stands killed by HWA developed greater regeneration than did logged areas.•Functional response of ungulates changed over time as forage densities…”
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Large Old Tree Declines at Broad Scales: A More Complicated Story by Faison, Edward K.

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Subregional variability in the response of New England vegetation to postglacial climate change by Oswald, W. Wyatt, Foster, David R., Shuman, Bryan N., Doughty, Elaine D., Faison, Edward K., Hall, Brian R., Hansen, Barbara C. S., Lindbladh, Matts, Marroquin, Adriana, Truebe, Sarah A.

“…Aim: We analysed a dataset composed of multiple palaeoclimate and lake-sediment pollen records from New England to explore how postglacial changes in the…”
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Nonnative vegetation dynamics in the understory of a fragmented temperate forest by Faison, Edward K., Foster, David R., Von Holle, Betsy, Rapp, Joshua M., Moore, Sarah

“…Although the conditions that render forests likely to support nonnative plants are well documented, there are surprisingly few data on the long-term dynamics…”
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Nonnative vegetation dynamics in the understory of a fragmented temperate forest1 by Faison, Edward K, Foster, David R, Holle, Betsy Von, Rapp, Joshua M, Moore, Sarah

“…Although the conditions that render forests likely to support nonnative plants are well documented, there are surprisingly few data on the long-term dynamics…”
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Corrigendum: Subregional variability in the response of New England vegetation to postglacial climate change by Oswald, W. Wyatt, Foster, David R., Shuman, Bryan N., Doughty, Elaine D., Faison, Edward K., Hall, Brian R., Hansen, Barbara C. S., Lindbladh, Matts, Marroquin, Adriana, Truebe, Sarah A.

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Forest-clearing to create early-successional habitats: Questionable benefits, significant costs by Kellett, Michael J., Maloof, Joan E., Masino, Susan A., Frelich, Lee E., Faison, Edward K., Brosi, Sunshine L., Foster, David R.

“…A campaign is underway to clear established forests and expand early-successional habitats—also called young forest, pre-forest, early seral, or open…”
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climatic driver for abrupt mid-holocene vegetation dynamics and the hemlock decline in New England by Foster, David R., Oswald, W. Wyatt, Faison, Edward K., Doughty, Elaine D., Hansen, Barbara C. S.

“…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…”
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Long-Term Deer Exclusion Has Complex Effects On A Suburban Forest Understory by Faison, Edward K, Foster, David R, DeStefano, Stephen

“…Herbivory by deer is one of the leading biotic disturbances on forest understories (i.e., herbs, small shrubs, and small tree seedlings). A large body of…”
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Lieutenant Faison's Account of the Geronimo Campaign by Faison, Edward K.

“…Mangus, the leader of one of the raiding partiesf,] separated early from Geronimo and the rest of the hostiles, but he and his party have since been captured…”
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To sprout or not to sprout: Multiple factors determine the vigor of Kalmia latifolia (Ericaceae) in southwestern Connecticut by Faison, Edward K, Del Tredici, Peter, Foster, David R

“…Kalmia latifolia has declined in southern New England and other parts of its range in recent decades. This long-term decline is generally attributed to abiotic…”
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Post-glacial changes in spatial patterns of vegetation across southern New England by Oswald, W. Wyatt, Faison, Edward K, Foster, David R, Doughty, Elaine D, Hall, Brian R, Hansen, Barbara C.S

“…We analysed lake-sediment pollen records from eight sites in southern New England to address: (1) regional variation in ecological responses to post-glacial…”
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A record of Lateglacial and early Holocene environmental and ecological change from southwestern Connecticut, USA by Oswald, W. Wyatt, Foster, David R., Doughty, Elaine D., Faison, Edward K.

“…Analyses of a sediment core from Highstead Swamp in southwestern Connecticut, USA, reveal Lateglacial and early Holocene ecological and hydrological changes…”
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Moose Foraging in the Temperate Forests of Southern New England by Faison, Edward K, Motzkin, Glenn, Foster, David R, McDonald, John E

“…Moose have recently re-colonized the temperate forests of southern New England, raising questions about this herbivore's effect on forest dynamics in the…”
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Adaptation and mitigation capacity of wildland forests in the northeastern United States by Faison, Edward K., Laflower, Danelle, Morreale, Luca L., Foster, David R., Hall, Brian, Johnson, Emily, Thompson, Jonathan R.

“…•Aboveground carbon is 20% higher in forests protected than exposed to management.•Structural complexity is greater in forests protected than exposed to…”
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