Future Forests
Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change
- 1st Edition - October 24, 2023
- Editor: Steven G. McNulty
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 4 3 0 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 4 3 1 - 5
Future Forests: Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change provides background on forests as natural and social systems, the current distribution and dynamics based on major… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFuture Forests: Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change provides background on forests as natural and social systems, the current distribution and dynamics based on major biomes that set the stage for their role of forests in global systems, the nature of climate change organized by biomes, and detailed descriptions of mitigation and adaptation strategies. This book forms presents a foundational summary of the feedback between the effect of climate change on forests and the converse effects of forests on climate, leading to conclusions on how forest management needs to be dictated by climate change.
The book will be ideal for readers in the fields of climate change science, forest science and conservation biology, helping them develop a thorough understanding on the broad perspective of climate change on forests, the response of forests to these changes, and other climate-forest interaction potentials.
The book will be ideal for readers in the fields of climate change science, forest science and conservation biology, helping them develop a thorough understanding on the broad perspective of climate change on forests, the response of forests to these changes, and other climate-forest interaction potentials.
- Organizes information on climate change and the effect of/on forests at a general level before presenting biome-related specifics
- Discusses the differences among major biomes (tropical, boreal, temperate) and the systems in which forest management (and hence potential mitigation and adaptation) occurs
- Goes beyond simply describing problems, elaborating on potential solutions that can be implemented for climate change mitigation
Researchers and practitioners in climate change science, forest science, and conservation biology
Non-governmental environmental organizations, ecologists and biologists
Non-governmental environmental organizations, ecologists and biologists
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Acknowledgement
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Abstract
- References
- Chapter 2. Climate change and variability overview
- Abstract
- Background
- Fundamentals of climate change and variability
- Temporal changes
- Spatial scale
- Evaluating climate change and variability projections for forest impact assessments
- Summary
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix
- References
- Chapter 3. Forests then and now: managing for ecosystem benefits, services to humans, and healthy forests across scales
- Abstract
- An introduction to forests
- Forests provide essential ecological benefits and services
- Forests provide products and services to people
- Hallmarks of healthy forest function across scales
- Leveraging principles of forest function for forest management under a rapidly changing climate
- References
- Chapter 4. Nutrient limitation in global forests: current status and future trends
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The concept, mechanisms, and adaptation to nutrient limitation
- Methodologies to assess nutrient limitation
- Current patterns of N and P limitation
- Future trends of nutrient limitation in global forests
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 5. Mitigation potential of forests: challenges to carbon accrual in the ecosystem
- Abstract
- Introduction—main global change threats to forests
- Carbon cycle and carbon sequestration
- Soil carbon balance
- Nutrient availability
- Management, forest structure, and disturbance
- Global change factors: CO2, temperature, and precipitation
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6. Climate change and forest hydrology in future forests
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Climate change and forest water cycle
- Mitigation and adaptation measures in response to climate change
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 7. Forest disturbances
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Wind as a disturbance agent
- Fire as a disturbance agent
- Insects and pathogens as forest disturbance agents
- Coastal forests, disturbances, and climate change
- Knowledge gaps and research needs
- References
- Chapter 8. Understanding climate change dynamics of tree species: implications for future forests
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9. Temperate forests
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Past temperate forest development
- Contemporary temperate forests
- Projected effects of climate change on temperate forest ecosystems
- Effects of climate change on temperate forest ecosystem services
- Adaptation to climate change
- Temperate forests and an uncertain future
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 10. Climate change and tropical forests
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Climate trends and projections for the tropics
- Tropical dry and wet forests
- Regional variation
- Future tropical forests
- Actions: mitigation and adaptation to climate change
- Knowledge gaps and research needs
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 11. Boreal forests
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Climate, forest types, and disturbance regimes within the boreal biome
- Spatial changes of the boreal biome
- Climate change adaptation strategies
- Mitigation of climate change
- Conclusions and pressing issues
- References
- Chapter 12. Climate change and urban forests
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Urban forests as social–ecological systems
- Climate change impacts in cities
- Adaptation and mitigation
- Key considerations: resilience, equity, governance, and decision-making
- Knowledge gaps and research needs
- References
- Chapter 13. Forests as social–ecological systems
- Abstract
- Introduction: ecosystem services as a framework for linking people and forests
- Sustainable development goals and drivers of change
- Development
- Spatial scale (structure/extent/balance)
- Adaptation to climate change
- References
- Chapter 14. Unknown tipping-points: a method for anticipating future forest disturbance risk
- Abstract
- Defining scales of knowledge
- Defining types of events
- Concept definitions
- Forms of factor interactions to create events
- Unknown, nonantecedent event forest case studies
- Case study 1: South African case study on Prosopis
- Case study 2: The Southern Cape and Tsitsikamma Wildfires
- Case study 3: Southern Appalachian red spruce mortality
- Drawing patterns from the case studies
- Relationship between factors and events
- Forecasting presently unknown future forest impacts
- A threat assessment guide
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 312
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 24, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323904308
- eBook ISBN: 9780323904315
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Steven G. McNulty
Steven G. McNulty a USDA Forest Service senior scientist, and the Director of the USDA Southeast Climate Hub located in Research Triangle Park, NC. He has a Ph.D. In Natural Resources and has spent over 30 years researching environmental stress impacts and adaptive management options for forests, agriculture, and rangelands. Dr. McNulty has co-authored over 250 publications on climate change impacts and ecosystem adaptation strategies. He has served as a US Congressional Fellow, Climate Change Chair of the North American Forestry Commission, Expert on IUFRO and FAO Assessments. Dr. McNulty is the recipient of US Forest Service Distinguished Scientist Award. He is currently the principal investigator for the Updated Silvics of North America Project (USNAP).
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Southeast Regional Climate Hub, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Durham, NC, United StatesRead Future Forests on ScienceDirect