Policy and strategy considerations for assisted migration on USDA Forest Service lands

Randy Johnson; Sandy Boyce; Leslie Brandt; Vicky Erickson; Louis Iverson; Greg Kujawa; Borys Tkacz

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Policy and strategy considerations for assisted migration on USDA Forest Service lands

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Authors:

Randy Johnson, Sandy Boyce, Leslie Brandt, Vicky Erickson, Louis Iverson, Greg Kujawa, Borys Tkacz

Year:

2013

Type:

Paper

Station:

Washington Office

Source:

In: Browning, J.; Palacios, P., comps. Proceedings of the 60th Annual Western International Forest Disease Work Conference; 2012 October 8-12; Tahoe City, CA. [place of publication unknown]: Western International Forest Disease Work Conference: 35-41.

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Abstract

Due to increased temperatures and shifts in precipitation patterns associated with climate change, bioclimatic zones that provide habitat for many species are expected to expand, contract, disappear, shift poleward, or move towards higher elevations (WGA 2008). Species will respond to changing climate and disturbance regimes individually, with some species moving quickly, others taking longer to move, and finally those incapable of keeping pace, which can lead to extinction (IPCC 2002; Chen et al. 2011).

Citation

Johnson, Randy; Boyce, Sandy; Brandt, Leslie; Erickson, Vicky; Iverson, Louis; Kujawa, Greg; Tkacz, Borys. 2013. Policy and strategy considerations for assisted migration on USDA Forest Service lands. In: Browning, J.; Palacios, P., comps. Proceedings of the 60th Annual Western International Forest Disease Work Conference; 2012 October 8-12; Tahoe City, CA. [place of publication unknown]: Western International Forest Disease Work Conference: 35-41.