Boreal Forests In The Face Of Climate Change

Author : Miguel Montoro Girona,Hubert Morin,Sylvie Gauthier,Yves Bergeron
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 859 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031159886

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Boreal Forests in the Face of Climate Change by Miguel Montoro Girona,Hubert Morin,Sylvie Gauthier,Yves Bergeron Pdf

This open access book explores a new conceptual framework for the sustainable management of the boreal forest in the face of climate change. The boreal forest is the second-largest terrestrial biome on Earth and covers a 14 million km2 belt, representing about 25% of the Earth’s forest area. Two-thirds of this forest biome is managed and supplies 37% of global wood production. These forests also provide a range of natural resources and ecosystem services essential to humanity. However, climate change is altering species distributions, natural disturbance regimes, and forest ecosystem structure and functioning. Although sustainable management is the main goal across the boreal biome, a novel framework is required to adapt forest strategies and practices to climate change. This collaborative effort draws upon 148 authors in summarizing the sustainable management of these forests and detailing the most recent experimental and observational results collected from across the boreal biome. It presents the state of sustainable management in boreal forests and highlights the critical importance of this biome in a context of global change because of these forests' key role in a range of natural processes, including carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, and the maintaining of biodiversity. This book is an essential read for academics, students, and practitioners involved in boreal forest management. It outlines the challenges facing sustainable boreal forest management within the context of climate change and serves as a basis for establishing new research avenues, identifying future research trends, and developing climate-adapted forest management plans.

Author : Seppo Kellomaki
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781351678940

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Managing Boreal Forests in the Context of Climate Change by Seppo Kellomaki Pdf

In many places in the world, forests dominate landscapes and provide various products. Future climate change could profoundly alter the productivity of forest ecosystems and species composition. Until now, climate impact research has primarily focused on the likely impacts of rise in temperature, increased atmospheric CO2 concentration, and varying precipitation on unmanaged forests. The issue that now needs to be addressed is how to sustainably manage climate change for timber production and biomass. Though climate change is a global issue, impacts on forests depend on local environmental conditions and management methods, so this book will look at the issue under varying local contexts.

Author : Seppo Kellomäki
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 727 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030880248

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Management of Boreal Forests by Seppo Kellomäki Pdf

This comprehensive textbook explores the boreal forests of Northern Europe, Finland, Sweden and Norway. Students will gain an overview of the forest ecosystem and the services it provides for modern society. From the production of timber, to the supply of food products or their use as a recreational space for human wellbeing – our forests serve many needs. Accordingly, the respective chapters cover various types of ecosystem service, e.g. supporting, provisioning, regulating and cultural services. The book’s main focus is on the management of boreal forests for the production of these ecosystem services. Addressing modern challenges, e.g. managing vulnerable boreal forests for adaptation to climate change, is an important aspect throughout the volume. Traditional forest management has to adapt and evolve in order to meet the increasing risk of abiotic and biotic damages to our forest biomass. Future forestry graduates will have to face more and more of these challenges; consequently, the book provides them with a wealth of scientific knowhow and possible counter-strategies. Forestry students in the Northern Hemisphere, be it in Europe, North America or Asia, will find this book an excellent reference guide. To make the content more accessible, it has been enriched with a clear structure, numerous illustrations and learning objectives.

Author : Eric S. Kasischke,Brian J. Stocks
Publisher : Springer
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000-01-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015050163750

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Fire, Climate Change, and Carbon Cycling in the Boreal Forest by Eric S. Kasischke,Brian J. Stocks Pdf

A discussion of the direct and indirect mechanisms by which fire and climate interact to influence carbon cycling in North American boreal forests. The first section summarizes the information needed to understand and manage fires' effects on the ecology of boreal forests and its influence on global climate change issues. Following chapters discuss in detail the role of fire in the ecology of boreal forests, present data sets on fire and the distribution of carbon, and treat the use of satellite imagery in monitoring these regions as well as approaches to modeling the relevant processes.

Author : Stephen J. Colombo,Ontario Forest Research Institute
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : MINN:31951D02067212P

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The Impacts of Climate Change on Ontario's Forests by Stephen J. Colombo,Ontario Forest Research Institute Pdf

Reviews literature concerning the effects of global climate change on forest plants and communities, and provides opinions on the potential impacts that climate change may have on Ontario forests. Sections of the review discuss the following: the climate of Ontario in the 21st century as predicted by climate models; forest hydrology in relation to climate change; insects and climate change; impacts on fungi in the forest ecosystem; impacts on forest fires and their management; plant physiological responses; genetic implications of climate change; forest vegetation dynamics; the use of models in global climate change studies; and forest management responses to climate change.

Author : Roger Olsson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Taiga ecology
ISBN : 9197588350

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Boreal Forest and Climate Change by Roger Olsson Pdf

Author : Stephen John Colombo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : MINN:31951D027918023

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Ontario's Forests and Forestry in a Changing Climate by Stephen John Colombo Pdf

This report updates a review of literature about the effects of global climate change on forest plants and communities published in 1998. The focus is on changes in Ontario predicted for forest fires, insect outbreaks, disease, forest growth, species composition, harvest rates, wood supply, genetics and regeneration, and carbon-based forest management.--Includes text from document.

Author : Michael J. Apps,David T. Price,Joe Wisniewski
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401709422

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Boreal Forests and Global Change by Michael J. Apps,David T. Price,Joe Wisniewski Pdf

Boreal forests form Earth's largest terrestrial biome. They are rich in ecosystem and landscape diversity, though characterized by relatively few plant species, as compared to other forested regions. The long term viability and sustainability of boreal forests is influenced by many factors. They are subject to interruptions at intervals by large-scale natural disturbances, and increasingly by human activities. Boreal ecosystem development is typically a slow process; hence rapid changes in the global environment may invoke complex responses. Many industrial nations border, or lie within, boreal regions, deriving much of their economic wealth and culture from the forests. The response of boreal forests to changes in the global environment - whether caused by direct human activity or by indirect changes such as the anticipated changes in climate - are therefore of considerable international interest, both for their policy implications and their scientific challenges. This book which contains almost 50 peer-reviewed papers from a world-wide group of experts assembled under the auspices of IBFRA, the International Boreal Forest Research Association, covers topics which will stimulate further research and the development of constructive policies for improved management and conservation of global boreal forest resources.

Author : Herman H. Shugart,Rik Leemans,Gordon B. Bonan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521619734

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A Systems Analysis of the Global Boreal Forest by Herman H. Shugart,Rik Leemans,Gordon B. Bonan Pdf

The world's boreal forests, which lie to the south of the Arctic, are considered to be the Earth's most significant terrestrial ecosystems. A panel of ecologists here provide a synthesis of the important patterns and processes which occur in boreal forests and review the principal mechanisms which control the forest's patterns.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : OSU:32435064804214

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The Impact of Climate Change on America's Forests by Anonim Pdf

Abstract: "This report documents trends and impacts of climate change on America's forests as required by the Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. Recent research on the impact of climate and elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide on plant productivity is synthesized. Modeling analyses explore the potential impact of climate changes on forests, wood products, and carbon in the United States."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Forest biodiversity
ISBN : 1552612252

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Ecological Implications of Changing the Composition of Boreal Mixedwood Forests by Anonim Pdf

Author : F. Stuart Chapin,Mark W. Oswood,Keith van Cleve,Leslie A. Viereck,David L. Verbyla
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 019534832X

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Alaska's Changing Boreal Forest by F. Stuart Chapin,Mark W. Oswood,Keith van Cleve,Leslie A. Viereck,David L. Verbyla Pdf

The boreal forest is the northern-most woodland biome, whose natural history is rooted in the influence of low temperature and high-latitude. Alaska's boreal forest is now warming as rapidly as the rest of Earth, providing an unprecedented look at how this cold-adapted, fire-prone forest adjusts to change. This volume synthesizes current understanding of the ecology of Alaska's boreal forests and describes their unique features in the context of circumpolar and global patterns. It tells how fire and climate contributed to the biome's current dynamics. As climate warms and permafrost (permanently frozen ground) thaws, the boreal forest may be on the cusp of a major change in state. The editors have gathered a remarkable set of contributors to discuss this swift environmental and biotic transformation. Their chapters cover the properties of the forest, the changes it is undergoing, and the challenges these alterations present to boreal forest managers. In the first section, the reader can absorb the geographic and historical context for understanding the boreal forest. The book then delves into the dynamics of plant and animal communities inhabiting this forest, and the biogeochemical processes that link these organisms. In the last section the authors explore landscape phenomena that operate at larger temporal and spatial scales and integrates the processes described in earlier sections. Much of the research on which this book is based results from the Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research Program. Here is a synthesis of the substantial literature on Alaska's boreal forest that should be accessible to professional ecologists, students, and the interested public.

Author : Brian J. Palik,Anthony W. D'Amato
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781119890935

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Ecological Silvicultural Systems by Brian J. Palik,Anthony W. D'Amato Pdf

ECOLOGICAL SILVICULTURAL SYSTEMS Unleash the natural power and adaptability of forests with this cutting-edge guide For generations, silvicultural systems have focused largely on models whose primary objective is the production of timber, leading to drastically simplified forests with reduced ecological richness, diversity, and complexity. Ecological silviculture, by contrast, focuses on producing and maintaining forests with “all their parts”—, that is, with the diversity and flexibility to respond and adapt to global changes. Ecological silviculture seeks to emulate natural development models and sustain healthy forests serving multiple values and goals. Ecological Silvicultural Systems provides a comprehensive introduction to these approaches and their benefits tailored to diverse types of forests, designed for forest management professionals. It provides a series of exemplary models for ecological silviculture and surveys the resulting forest ecosystems. The result is a text that meets the needs of professionals in forestry and natural resource management with an eye towards sustaining healthy forest ecosystems, adapting them to climate change, protecting them from invasive species, and responding to changing market forces. Ecological Silvicultural Systems readers will also find: Detailed treatment of forest ecosystems in North America, Europe, South America, and Australia A broad field of contributors with decades of combined expertise on multiple continents Discussion of pine woodlands; temperate hardwood forests, boreal forests, temperate rainforests, and more Ecological Silvicultural Systems is a useful reference for professional foresters, wildlife habitat managers, restoration ecologists, and undergraduate and graduate students in any of these fields.

Author : Christian Messier,Klaus J. Puettmann,K. David Coates
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136335228

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Managing Forests as Complex Adaptive Systems by Christian Messier,Klaus J. Puettmann,K. David Coates Pdf

This book links the emerging concepts of complexity, complex adaptive system (CAS) and resilience to forest ecology and management. It explores how these concepts can be applied in various forest biomes of the world with their different ecological, economic and social settings, and history. Individual chapters stress different elements of these concepts based on the specific setting and expertise of the authors. Regions and authors have been selected to cover a diversity of viewpoints and emphases, from silviculture and natural forests to forest restoration, and from boreal to tropical forests. The chapters show that there is no single generally applicable approach to forest management that applies to all settings. The first set of chapters provides a global overview of how complexity, CAS and resilience theory can benefit researchers who study forest ecosystems. A second set of chapters provides guidance for managers in understanding how these concepts can help them to facilitate forest ecosystem change and renewal (adapt or self-organize) in the face of global change while still delivering the goods and services desired by humans. The book takes a broad approach by covering a variety of forest biomes and the full range of management goals from timber production to forest restoration to promote the maintenance of biodiversity, quality of water, or carbon storage.

Author : Bryan Edward Cooper Bogdanski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Forest policy
ISBN : 0662478878

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Canada's Boreal Forest Economy by Bryan Edward Cooper Bogdanski Pdf

"Canada's forest economy is heavily dependent on boreal forest resources. Conservative estimates put the contribution of the boreal forest resources to the Canadian forest economy at about $40 billion in revenue and 128 000 jobs, or about 40% of the total forest economy. The boreal region is also home to significant agriculture and mining economies, as well as tourism industries. This region also provides immense environmental and social goods and services, as well as being home to a significant population of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples. In the coming years, new challenges and opportunities face the boreal forest-based economies. These challenges originate internally, such as increased demand for environmental and social values, and externally, such as increased competition in international markets. Unfortunately, there are considerable information and knowledge gaps regarding many aspects of the boreal forest economy and society. Economic research in the areas of forest land management, integrated resource land management, forest protection, boreal regional economies, transportation, non-timber forest values, climate change impacts and adaptation, and public policy will help fill some of the information and knowledge gaps. This will enable development of effective public policies and industrial strategies in the areas of resource development, social development and environmental protection to ensure that the boreal forest region continues along a sustainable path."--Conclusion.