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Climate Change Adaptation
and Mitigation in Southern
Pine Forests
Dr. Lisa Samuelson
Alumni Professor, Dwain G. Luce Professor of Forestry
School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences
Developing Tools for Ecological Forestry
and Carbon Management in Longleaf Pine
Dr. Lisa Samuelson (Lead PI), Auburn University
Co-PIs from University of Florida, USDA Forest Service
Total Funding for 5 years:$2.6 million
AU: $2.0 million
Developing Tools for Ecological Forestry and Carbon
Management in Longleaf Pine
3% longleaf pine forest remains, majority on federal lands.
 Integrated natural resource management by DoD
requires tools for ecological forestry and C management.
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Project goals:
1. Develop models to simulate growth and C sequestration of longleaf pine
forests on DoD forest lands.
2. Support model calibration and validation by quantifying ecosystem C pools
and developing biometric and allometric functions.
3. Simulate the effects of land use practices and forest management on lifecycle C balance, biodiversity, and sustained ecological yield.
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Pine Integrated Network: Education,
Mitigation, and Adaptation Project
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~126 team members, 11 southeastern universities plus the USDA
Forest Service
Total Funding $20 million over 5 years, AU $580,000
The Pine Integrated Network: Education, Mitigation, and Adaptation Project (PINEMAP) is a Coordinated
Agricultural Project funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Award #2011-68002-30185.
For more information, visit http://www.pinemap.org.
A NIFA-Funded
Climate Change
Coordinated Agricultural Project (CAP)
Goals
To create, synthesize, and disseminate the necessary knowledge to
enable southern forest landowners to
• harness loblolly pine forest productivity to mitigate atmospheric
CO2;
• more efficiently utilize nitrogen and other fertilizer inputs; and
• adapt their forest management approaches to increase resilience
in the face of changing climate.
www.PINEMAP.org
Pine Integrated Network: Education, Mitigation, and Adaptation project (PINEMAP) is a Coordinated Agricultural Project funded by the USDA National
Institute of Food and Agriculture, Award #2011-68002-30185
Disciplinary Aims Contribute to Broader Integrated Project Goals
Mitigation
Aim 1
Field
Ecology
Aim 2
Models
Adaptation
Aim 3
Genetics
Aim 4
LCA/Pol/
Econ
Education
and
Extension
Aim 5
Education
PINEMAP Outcome Themes
Aim 6
Extension