Tax deductible carbon sink forests?
... Carbon sink forests – why are they important? There are a range of emission control and reduction methods available to policy makers. These methods include the removal of gases from power stations and other emitting facilities’ exhausts, the reduction in the use of carbon based fuels and switching t ...
... Carbon sink forests – why are they important? There are a range of emission control and reduction methods available to policy makers. These methods include the removal of gases from power stations and other emitting facilities’ exhausts, the reduction in the use of carbon based fuels and switching t ...
Disturbance and the carbon balance of US forests: A quantitative
... Disturbance events are highly diverse, both in terms of their driving processes and in terms of their material consequences. This motivates the identification of a set of defining characteristics that can be used to classify and organize event impacts based not only on the nature of the disturbance ev ...
... Disturbance events are highly diverse, both in terms of their driving processes and in terms of their material consequences. This motivates the identification of a set of defining characteristics that can be used to classify and organize event impacts based not only on the nature of the disturbance ev ...
Hope in an Era of Climate Change Roadless Areas in
... high-quality habitat for threatened and other wildlife, as well as strongholds for fish.27 As noted by the Forest Service, approximately 25 percent of all threatened animal species, 13 percent of threatened plant species, and 65 percent of Forest Service-designated sensitive species are found within ...
... high-quality habitat for threatened and other wildlife, as well as strongholds for fish.27 As noted by the Forest Service, approximately 25 percent of all threatened animal species, 13 percent of threatened plant species, and 65 percent of Forest Service-designated sensitive species are found within ...
Urban Forestry and Climate Change Workshop
... generally (not necessarily species by species) are better at adapting to moving from northern latitudes to southern latitudes. Trees from southern latitudes are less able to adapt to a move to northern latitudes because cold is a far more severe limitation affecting tree health. For this reason, a s ...
... generally (not necessarily species by species) are better at adapting to moving from northern latitudes to southern latitudes. Trees from southern latitudes are less able to adapt to a move to northern latitudes because cold is a far more severe limitation affecting tree health. For this reason, a s ...
Patterns and Drivers of Tree Mortality in Iberian Forests: Climatic
... the last 50 years [25–27]. High forest density is expected to lead to high mortality rates, due to the inability of many species to tolerate deep shading [28] or water shortage driven by competition [29], as has already been shown for Iberian forests [30]. Even more importantly, changes in climate a ...
... the last 50 years [25–27]. High forest density is expected to lead to high mortality rates, due to the inability of many species to tolerate deep shading [28] or water shortage driven by competition [29], as has already been shown for Iberian forests [30]. Even more importantly, changes in climate a ...
Vulnerability of Canada`s Tree Species to Climate Change
... This report focuses on climate change and the vulnerability of commercially important tree species in Canada. This is a vitally important first step; however, the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) acknowledges that this provides only a partial picture. As has been implied in this study, an ...
... This report focuses on climate change and the vulnerability of commercially important tree species in Canada. This is a vitally important first step; however, the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) acknowledges that this provides only a partial picture. As has been implied in this study, an ...
Predicting the effects of climate change on water yield and forest
... data sets for 4 vegetation types: (1) a northern hardwood deciduous forest at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in north-central New Hampshire, (2) a red oak-red maple forest at the Harvard Forest in central Massachusetts, (3)a red pine plantation at the Harvard Forest, and (4) a generic spruce- ...
... data sets for 4 vegetation types: (1) a northern hardwood deciduous forest at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in north-central New Hampshire, (2) a red oak-red maple forest at the Harvard Forest in central Massachusetts, (3)a red pine plantation at the Harvard Forest, and (4) a generic spruce- ...
Climate Educator Guide
... Since 1958, scientists have measured the amount of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere from a site on the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii, a group of South Pacific islands. This site is one of the best locations in the world for measuring CO2 because there are no plants or human activities nearby to influence ...
... Since 1958, scientists have measured the amount of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere from a site on the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii, a group of South Pacific islands. This site is one of the best locations in the world for measuring CO2 because there are no plants or human activities nearby to influence ...
06 20 Goal 3: Develop science-based options for informed management
... changes in weather and fire behavior. (Climate change would likely cause changes in vegetation and hence, fuels, also; these factors were not part of this study.) Study results were used in the California Energy Commission’s Governor’s Science Report, which is the scientific base for the state’s cli ...
... changes in weather and fire behavior. (Climate change would likely cause changes in vegetation and hence, fuels, also; these factors were not part of this study.) Study results were used in the California Energy Commission’s Governor’s Science Report, which is the scientific base for the state’s cli ...
Trees and Climate Change
... Trees, woods and forests can provide part of the solution to limiting climate change, and to helping society to adapt to the changes that we all face. We must help our trees, woods and forests to adapt and become resilient to the changing climate. • Climate change resulting from human activity is a ...
... Trees, woods and forests can provide part of the solution to limiting climate change, and to helping society to adapt to the changes that we all face. We must help our trees, woods and forests to adapt and become resilient to the changing climate. • Climate change resulting from human activity is a ...
Is climate an important driver of post
... century fire suppression. This led to significant warm to cool shifts in temperature class where cool-adapted Acer saccharum increased and temperature neutral changes where warm-adapted Acer rubrum increased. In both cases, these shifts were attributed to fire suppression rather than climate change. ...
... century fire suppression. This led to significant warm to cool shifts in temperature class where cool-adapted Acer saccharum increased and temperature neutral changes where warm-adapted Acer rubrum increased. In both cases, these shifts were attributed to fire suppression rather than climate change. ...
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... century fire suppression. This led to significant warm to cool shifts in temperature class where cool-adapted Acer saccharum increased and temperature neutral changes where warm-adapted Acer rubrum increased. In both cases, these shifts were attributed to fire suppression rather than climate change. ...
... century fire suppression. This led to significant warm to cool shifts in temperature class where cool-adapted Acer saccharum increased and temperature neutral changes where warm-adapted Acer rubrum increased. In both cases, these shifts were attributed to fire suppression rather than climate change. ...
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... after drought is possibly due to a combination of limited investment in leaf production due to chronic stress and the presence of defoliated or dead modules in the crown that remain as nonfunctional units for several years (26). The trophic cascade impacts of climate change–related droughts at the m ...
... after drought is possibly due to a combination of limited investment in leaf production due to chronic stress and the presence of defoliated or dead modules in the crown that remain as nonfunctional units for several years (26). The trophic cascade impacts of climate change–related droughts at the m ...
Assessing the stability of tree ranges and influence of disturbance... US forests C.W. Woodall ,
... (i.e., biomass of adults) as an indicator of northern range margin shifts. Based on Zhu et al.’s (2012) longitudinal band analysis (LBA), changes in range margins (i.e., expansion or contraction) may be examined by separating a tree’s range into longitudinal bands and comparing latitudinal percentil ...
... (i.e., biomass of adults) as an indicator of northern range margin shifts. Based on Zhu et al.’s (2012) longitudinal band analysis (LBA), changes in range margins (i.e., expansion or contraction) may be examined by separating a tree’s range into longitudinal bands and comparing latitudinal percentil ...
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... strategies are examined by comparing attainment of these objectives with the net discounted returns from commercial timber harvests and agricultural activities. The tradeoffs between timber and non-timber objectives are obtained by means of compromise programming. Two measures of distance between th ...
... strategies are examined by comparing attainment of these objectives with the net discounted returns from commercial timber harvests and agricultural activities. The tradeoffs between timber and non-timber objectives are obtained by means of compromise programming. Two measures of distance between th ...
Impacts of forest management practices on forest carbon
... felling of trees for profit. Pastoral and agricultural fields have traditionally been cleared by slash and burn techniques, and no forest management practices were applied in commercial logging (Kauppi et al., 2010). Additionally, natural disasters also contributed to the devastation, and wild fire ...
... felling of trees for profit. Pastoral and agricultural fields have traditionally been cleared by slash and burn techniques, and no forest management practices were applied in commercial logging (Kauppi et al., 2010). Additionally, natural disasters also contributed to the devastation, and wild fire ...
Global Climate Change - Railway Tie Association
... that pump carbon into the atmosphere are likely contributing to global warming. While we must seek ways to reduce carbon pollution there is another approach that, in effect, enables us to buy time – that is to capitalize on the remarkably efficient capacity of trees to remove carbon from the atmosph ...
... that pump carbon into the atmosphere are likely contributing to global warming. While we must seek ways to reduce carbon pollution there is another approach that, in effect, enables us to buy time – that is to capitalize on the remarkably efficient capacity of trees to remove carbon from the atmosph ...
A largescale field assessment of carbon stocks in humanmodified
... Tropical rainforests store enormous amounts of carbon, the protection of which represents a vital component of efforts to mitigate global climate change. Currently, tropical forest conservation, science, policies, and climate mitigation actions focus predominantly on reducing carbon emissions from d ...
... Tropical rainforests store enormous amounts of carbon, the protection of which represents a vital component of efforts to mitigate global climate change. Currently, tropical forest conservation, science, policies, and climate mitigation actions focus predominantly on reducing carbon emissions from d ...
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... and extreme events are expected to be much more critical to tree growth (Loustau et al. 2005). An increase in temperature alone would be beneficial for some populations, but an interaction with other climate- or site-related factors could alter the response (Keeling et al. 1996). Higher temperatures ...
... and extreme events are expected to be much more critical to tree growth (Loustau et al. 2005). An increase in temperature alone would be beneficial for some populations, but an interaction with other climate- or site-related factors could alter the response (Keeling et al. 1996). Higher temperatures ...
Ten-Year Results of the First Climate Change
... and changed climatic conditions, particularly for urban forests in the temperate zone; Monitoring the impacts of warmer temperatures on urban forest biodiversity; Documenting the response of biodiversity plots containing various combinations of native and new forest and herbaceous species more s ...
... and changed climatic conditions, particularly for urban forests in the temperate zone; Monitoring the impacts of warmer temperatures on urban forest biodiversity; Documenting the response of biodiversity plots containing various combinations of native and new forest and herbaceous species more s ...
The Age of Western Wildfires
... debris left on the forest floor, which means that there is more fuel available for burning in the short term. Recent research has shown, however, that over the long term, forests destroyed by beetle infestation may not be any more likely to burn than healthy forests.15 ...
... debris left on the forest floor, which means that there is more fuel available for burning in the short term. Recent research has shown, however, that over the long term, forests destroyed by beetle infestation may not be any more likely to burn than healthy forests.15 ...
Accelerating the Development of Old-growth Characteristics in Second-growth Northern Hardwoods
... and targets, conducting a pretreatment evaluation, developing and implementing treatments, and evaluating treatments for success of implementation and for effectiveness after application. In this report we discuss these steps as they may be applied to second-growth northern hardwood forests in the n ...
... and targets, conducting a pretreatment evaluation, developing and implementing treatments, and evaluating treatments for success of implementation and for effectiveness after application. In this report we discuss these steps as they may be applied to second-growth northern hardwood forests in the n ...
The impacts of climate change at Mount Rainier
... Mount Rainier’s glaciers are the largest single-mountain glacier system in the contiguous 48 states (91 square kilometers or 35 square miles), represent 25% of the total ice area in the contiguous 48 states and contain as much ice (by volume) as all the other Cascade volcanoes combined (NPS 2001, Ny ...
... Mount Rainier’s glaciers are the largest single-mountain glacier system in the contiguous 48 states (91 square kilometers or 35 square miles), represent 25% of the total ice area in the contiguous 48 states and contain as much ice (by volume) as all the other Cascade volcanoes combined (NPS 2001, Ny ...
Carbon Budgets of Forest Ecosystems in the Philippines
... crops these systems may contain, C density values of agroforestry vary. Carbon stocks assessment of different agroforestry systems were undertaken in the Philippines. For instance, Lasco and Suson (1999) revealed that a Leucaena leucocephala fallow field in Cebu, Philippines has a mean C density of ...
... crops these systems may contain, C density values of agroforestry vary. Carbon stocks assessment of different agroforestry systems were undertaken in the Philippines. For instance, Lasco and Suson (1999) revealed that a Leucaena leucocephala fallow field in Cebu, Philippines has a mean C density of ...
Study on impacts of climate change on European forests and
... Climate change is expected to affect tree species distributions. Bioclimatic envelopes (i.e. conditions, under which species grow well) will shift northwards and higher up in elevation. Competitiveness between species can change due to alterations in temperature, moisture regime, CO2 and radiation a ...
... Climate change is expected to affect tree species distributions. Bioclimatic envelopes (i.e. conditions, under which species grow well) will shift northwards and higher up in elevation. Competitiveness between species can change due to alterations in temperature, moisture regime, CO2 and radiation a ...
Mountain pine beetle
The mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae, is a species of bark beetle native to the forests of western North America from Mexico to central British Columbia. It has a hard black exoskeleton, and measures approximately 5 mm, about the size of a grain of rice.In western North America, the current outbreak of the mountain pine beetle and its microbial associates has destroyed wide areas of lodgepole pine forest, including more than 16 million of the 55 million hectares of forest in British Columbia. The current outbreak in the Rocky Mountain National Park began in 1996 and has caused the destruction of millions of acres of ponderosa and lodgepole pine trees. According to an annual assessment by the state's forest service, 264,000 acres of trees in Colorado were infested by the mountain pine beetle at the beginning of 2013. This was much smaller than the 1.15 million acres that were affected in 2008 because the beetle has already killed off most of the vulnerable trees (Ward).Mountain pine beetles inhabit ponderosa, whitebark, lodgepole, Scotch, jack pine, and limber pine trees. Normally, these insects play an important role in the life of a forest, attacking old or weakened trees, and speeding development of a younger forest. However, unusually hot, dry summers and mild winters throughout the region during the last few years, along with forests filled with mature lodgepole pine, have led to an unprecedented epidemic.It may be the largest forest insect blight ever seen in North America. Climate change has contributed to the size and severity of the outbreak, and the outbreak itself may, with similar infestations, have significant effects on the capability of northern forests to remove greenhouse gas (CO2) from the atmosphere.Because of its impact on forestry, the transcriptome and the genome have been sequenced. This is only the second beetle genome to be sequenced to date.