Climate change adaptation and mitigation management options : a guide for natural resource managers in southern forest ecosystems / edited by James M. Vose, Kier D. Klepzig.

Forest land managers face the challenges of preparing their forests for the impacts of climate change. However, climate change adds a new dimension to the task of developing and testing science-based management options to deal with the effects of stressors on forest ecosystems in the southern United...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Vose, James M. (Editor), Klepzig, Kier D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : Taylor and Francis, [2013]
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction to Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Management Options; Chapter 2: Framing the Future in the Southern United States: Climate, Land Use, and Forest Conditions; Chapter 3: A Conceptual Framework for Adaptive Forest Management under Climate Change; Chapter 4: Water Stress and Social Vulnerability in the Southern United States, 2010-2040; Chapter 5: Future Wildfire Trends, Impacts, and Mitigation Options in the Southern United States.
  • Chapter 6: Climate-Induced Changes in Vulnerability to Biological Threats in the Southern United StatesChapter 7: Adapting Silviculture to a Changing Climate in the Southern United States; Chapter 8: Productivity and Carbon Sequestration of Forests in the Southern United States; Chapter 9: Managing Forest Water Quantity and Quality under Climate Change; Chapter 10: Climate-Induced Migration of Native Tree Populations and Consequences for Forest Composition; Chapter 11: Climate Change and Wildlife in the Southern United States: Potential Effects and Management Options.
  • Chapter 12: Climate Change and Outdoor Recreation Participation in the Southern United StatesChapter 13: Summary of Findings, Management Options, and Interactions; Back Cover.