Dendroecologists apply the principles and methods of tree-ring science to address ecological
questions and resolve problems related to global environmental change. In this fast-growing
field tree rings are used to investigate forest development and succession disturbance
regimes ecotone and treeline dynamics and forest decline. This book of global scope highlights
state-of-the-science dendroecological contributions to paradigm-shifts in our understanding of
ecophysiology stand dynamics disturbance interactions forest decline and ecosystem
resilience to global environmental change and is fundamental to better managing our forested
ecosystems for the full range of ecosystem goods and services that they provide.
