Kristiina A. Vogt,^* Karen H. Beard,^** Shira Hammann,^*** Jennifer O'Hara Palmiotto,^**** Daniel J. Vogt,^***** Frederick N. Scatena,^****** Brooke P. Hecht<sup>*******


*</sup>Kristiina A. Vogt, PhD, is professor in ecosystem ecology at the College of Forest Resources, University of Washington. She has written extensively on human and non-human disturbances in boreal, cold temperate and tropical forest ecology. Her address: College of Forest Resources, 290 Bloedel, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. kvogt@u.washington.edu
^**Karen Beard obtained her PhD at Yale. She is an assistant professor in ecology at the Department of Forest, Range and Wildlife Sciences, Utah State University. She researches the role of faunal and invasive species in nutrient cycling. Her address: Department of Forest, Range and Wildlife Sciences, 5230 Old Main Hill, NR 206, Logan, UT 84322, USA. kbeard@cc.usu.edu
^***Shira Hammann has a BA from Yale College, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut and is currently working for an investment group in the midwestern United States. Her address: Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 370 Prospect St., New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA.
^****Jennifer O'Hara Palmiotto has a doctoral degree from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, Connecticut. She is currently working on land conservation issues in New England. Jennifer has conducted significant research on protected areas management and sustainable extraction of non-timber forest products. Her address: P.O. Box 338, Walpole, NH 03608, USA. jennifer.ohara@worldnet.att.net
^*****Daniel J. Vogt, PhD, is associate professor in soils/ecosystem ecology, College of Forest Resources. He teaches soils, environmental science and ecosystem ecology. He has written on production ecology/soil processes in boreal, temperate and tropical forests. His address: College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. dvogt@u.washington.edu
^******Frederick N. Scatena is a professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania. He has published on the hydrology/ecology and their implications for managing tropical forests. His address: Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 240 S. 33rd Street – Hayden Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. fscatena@lternet.edu
^*******Brooke P. Hecht is completing her PhD at Yale on the links among climate, human management, and the resilience of trees growing at the forest limit in Iceland. Her address: Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 370 Prospect St., New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA. brooke.parry@yale.edu