The Emergent Forest of New England | Challenges and Choices

889 views · Published 16 December 2011 · 1:07:53 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: Harvard University · 2011 · Education

Watch on YouTube

Harvard Museum of Natural History

Peter Del Tredici, botanist and senior research scientist at the Arnold Arboretum, presented an overview of the recent history of the forests of southern New England as impacted by natural disasters, shifting land-use patterns (urbanization and suburban sprawl), introduced pests and pathogens, invasive species, acid rain, and climate change.

October 27, 2011

More from this channel

• 2:30 Harvard serves

  Harvard University

  3,502 views · 13 July 2009

• 3:11 Lesotho: New hospital confronts deadly XDR-TB

  Harvard University

  3,375 views · 14 July 2009

• 5:09 Lesotho: Harvard doc delivers mountain healthcare

  Harvard University

  4,154 views · 14 July 2009

• 2:21 Sweeping for Thompson Island hoppers

  Harvard University

  3,805 views · 9 September 2009

• 6:09 Building computers that "see" and understand

  Harvard University

  4,844 views · 4 December 2009

• 17:53 Advancing Scholars

  Harvard University

  1,706 views · 19 February 2010

• 2:56 First-Year Outdoor Program

  Harvard University

  3,168 views · 2 September 2010

• 55:06 An Introduction to the Dataverse Network as an Infrastructure for Data Sharing

  Harvard University

  4,493 views · 22 October 2010