Climate change and the future of seed zones

Francis F. Kilkenny; Brad St. Clair; Matt Horning

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Climate change and the future of seed zones

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Francis F. Kilkenny, Brad St. Clair, Matt Horning

Year:

2013

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Haase, D. L.; Pinto, J. R.; Wilkinson, K. M., technical coordinators. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations - 2012. Proceedings RMRS-P-69. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 87-89.

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Abstract

The use of native plants in wildland restoration is critical to the recovery and health of ecosystems. Information from genecological and reciprocal transplant common garden studies can be used to develop seed transfer guidelines and to predict how plants will respond to future climate change. Tools developed from these data, such as universal response functions and trait shift maps, can help managers make informed decisions regarding restoration strategies, such as assisted migration, in the face of climate change.

Parent Publication

National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations - 2012

Keywords

seed transfer guidelines, seed zones, assisted migration, common garden studies

Citation

Kilkenny, Francis; St. Clair, Brad; Horning, Matt. 2013. Climate change and the future of seed zones. In: Haase, D. L.; Pinto, J. R.; Wilkinson, K. M., tech. coord. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations - 2012. Proceedings RMRS-P-69. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station: 87-89.