This seminal book, based on innovative research at Harvard Forest, describes the dramatic natural and human-induced changes in the land and environment of New England over the past 1, 000 years."An important and timely addition to a growing literature that documents change and, by implication, underlines our responsibilities to that thing out there that we call 'nature.'"--Michael Williams, "Science"A must-read for anyone interested in the study of historical forest ecology and anthropogenic impacts on ecosystem dynamics."--Marc D. Abrams, "BioScience