Silvicultural decisionmaking in an uncertain climate future : a workshop-based exploration of considerations, strategies, and approaches / Maria K. Janowiak [and others].
Imprint
Newtown Square, PA : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, [2011]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 12-14).
Summary
Land managers across the country face the immense challenge of developing and applying appropriate management strategies as forests respond to climate change. We hosted a workshop to explore silvicultural strategies for addressing the uncertainties surrounding climate change and forest response in the northeastern and north-central United States. Outcomes of this workshop included identification of broad management strategies and approaches for creating forests that can adapt to rapidly changing conditions. Four themes were prevalent in the discussion of coping with climatic change: recognize relationships between site conditions and species vulnerability, maintain and increase diversity, increase discussion about assisted migration, and place a greater emphasis on monitoring. In this paper, we draw on the workshop to outline a process for presenting information and engaging land managers in discussion of forest management challenges in an era of climate uncertainty.
