Effective natural resource management and policy is contingent on information generated by research. Conversely, the applicability of research depends on whether it is responsive to the needs and constraints of resource managers and policy makers. However, many scientific fields including invasion ecology suffer from a disconnect between research and practice. Despite strong socio-political imperatives, evidenced by extensive...

The development of old‐growth forests in northeastern North America has largely been within the context of gap‐scale disturbances given the rarity of stand‐replacing disturbances. Using the 10‐ha old‐growth Harvard Tract and its associated 90‐year history of measurements, including detailed surveys in 1989 and 2009, we document the long‐term structural and biomass development of an old‐growth Tsuga canadensis–Pinus strobus for...