Reading the Forested Landscape with Tom Wessels
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Tom Wessels, ecologist and author of Reading the Forested Landscape and Forest Forensics, teaches us to read landscapes the way we might solve a mystery. Why do beech and birch trees have smooth bark when the bark of other northern species is rough? How do you tell the age of a beaver pond or determine if beavers still reside there? Why are pines dominant in one patch of forest, while maples are dominant in another?
Using photos from Cary Institute’s 2,000-acre research campus, and images submitted by participants, Wessels discusses forest dynamics and history, coevolved interactions among forest species, and unique tree adaptations.
On a walk in the woods have you encountered interesting growth patterns, evidence of disturbance (either natural or human-made), or unique geological features?
Wessels is a terrestrial ecologist and professor emeritus at Antioch University. In addition to Reading the Forested Landscape and Forest Forensics, he is the author of The Granite Landscape, The Myth of Progress, and New England’s Roadside Ecology.
Thank you for making this presentation available on TH-cam. It was so much fun to hear Tom interpret the various photos and this is a great reinforcement for his books and other videos. The more of these presentations I watch, the more the information sinks in and stays with me. I enjoy walking through the forest and attempting to apply Tom's information.
I'm late to the party here, but I am really enjoying this video. I was especially interested in the assessment of the trees taken down in the 2019 Cape Cod tornados. The area where I live was hit hard; there are still a number of trees down on the public land behind my house and they were uprooted/knocked down. Is that unusual? I have photos of the downed trees if it's helpful (or interesting)- please feel free to reach out if you would like to see them or if you have any comments or questions. Thank you for the fascinating presentation!
I love this❤