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various places of the world. Thus, it is hoped that this up-to-date
subseries would increase the "awareness" of the world's citizens
and encourage governments to devote more attention and resources to
address this issue. The series editors thank the international
panel of contributors for bringing this timely series into
completion. We also wish to acknowledge the very insightful input
of the following colleagues: Prof. A.L. Page of the University of
California, Prof. T.C. Hutchinson of the University of Toronto, and
Dr. Steve Lindberg of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. We also
wish to thank the superb effort and cooperation of the volume
editors in handling their respective volumes. The constructive
criticisms of chapter reviewers also deserve much appreciation.
Finally, we wish to convey our appreciation to my secretary, Ms.
Brenda Rosier, and my technician, Ms. Claire Carlson, for their
very able assistance in various aspects of this series.
In the early 1980s there were several published reports of recent,
unexplained increases in mortality of red spruce in the Adirondack
Mountains and the northern Appalachian Mountains of the eastern
United States. These reports coincided with documentation of
reductions in radial growth of several species of pine in the
southeastern United States, and with the severe, rapid, and
widespread decline of Norway spruce, silver fir, and some hardwoods
in central Europe. In all of these instances, atmospheric
deposition was hypothesized as the cause of the decline.
(Throughout this volume, we use the term "decline" to refer to a
loosely synchronized regional-scale deterioration of tree health
which is brought about by a combination of stress factors. These
may be biotic or abiotic in nature, and the combinations may differ
from site to site. ) Heated public debate about the causes and
possible cures for these forest declines ensued. Through the course
of this debate, it became clear that information about forest
health and air pollution effects on forests was inadequate to meet
policymakers' needs. Ecology and Decline of Red Spruce in the
Eastern United States addresses that gap for eastern spruce fir
forests and represents the culmination of a great deal of research
conducted in recent years. The focus is on red spruce because the
decline of red spruce was both dramatic and inexplicable and
because of the great amount of information gathered on red spruce.
This is a new release of the original 1947 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1949 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1947 edition.
Whitehead's ten American essays in social philosophy are here
reprinted in their original form, although not in chronological
sequence. They have been rearranged to present first Whitehead's
statement of general social principles and are followed by those
essays in which he discusses problems of internal social reform and
the factors which influence human societies. Next come those essays
in which Whitehead is primarily concerned with international
relations and last are the essays dealing specifically with
educational problems.
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