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The landscape transformation of central New England resulting from deforestation (1750-1860), broad-scale agriculture (1790-1860), and extensive reforestation (1860-present) has exerted a major effect on the structure, function and pattern of the modern forests. However, relatively little is known of the specific nature and extent of these vegetational transformations. 2. Palaeoecological, dendrochronological and historical studies of a primary woodland were undertaken to document the characteristics of the pre-settlement forest, the sequence and type of human activities, and the pattern of subsequent vegetation change
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