Duncan Stone

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Is ‘restoration’ in forest conservation just trying to step into the same river twice?

Heraclitus wrote ‘No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.’ In other words, aspirations to revert to a previous state may not be feasible...

18 December 2013 1,554 37 View

In the face of climate change and novel pathogens, is the prediction of future viability of long-lived trees (>200years) anything other than a guess?

Many forest conservation goals (not to mention cultural, landscape, hydrological & urban shade goals) rely on a continual presence of big, old trees. Part of our sustainable stewardship...

20 January 2013 5,777 2 View