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A review of forestry mitigation and adaptation strategies in the Northeast U.S.

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The forests of the Northeast U.S. will be significantly affected by climate change, but they also play a role in mitigating climate change by sequestering CO2. Forest management decisions can increase forests’ resilience and ability to adapt to altered precipitation and temperature patterns. At the same time, management strategies that increase carbon storage will help reduce climate disruptions. Because of climate change, foresters on managed lands should take into account changes in species composition, more frequent disturbances, potential changes in growth rates, and distorted insect and disease dynamics. Silvicultural prescriptions should emphasize low impact logging techniques, the perpetuation of structural complexity, legacy trees, extended rotations, and uneven aged management systems where appropriate. In order to maintain resilience as well as to store carbon, forests should be protected from land use conversion.

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Evans, A.M., Perschel, R. A review of forestry mitigation and adaptation strategies in the Northeast U.S.. Climatic Change 96, 167–183 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-009-9569-3

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