Trade‐offs of forest management scenarios on forest carbon exchange and threatened and endangered species habitat

Management of forest lands under climate warming poses challenges to managers, some of which are difficult to predict. Examining the trade‐offs associated with forest stewardship choices is essential to avoid consequences associated with loss of natural capital. We utilized LANDIS‐II process model s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecosphere (Washington, D.C) Jg. 12; H. 10
Hauptverfasser: McDowell, Nate G., Tan, Zeli, Hurteau, Matthew D., Prasad, Rajiv
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2021
Ecological Society of America
Wiley
Schlagworte:
Biomass
Carbon
Carbon dioxide
climate
Climate change
ecosystem carbon storage
Ecosystem services
ecosystem trade-offs
ecosystems
Endangered & extinct species
Endangered species
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Forest & brush fires
forest disturbance
Forest management
forests
Global warming
Habitats
natural capital
net ecosystem exchange
Owls
risk
Risk management
Risk reduction
Simulation
stand management
Thinning
Threatened species
Wildfires
Georgia
Alabama
United States > US
Pacific Northwest
ISSN:2150-8925, 2150-8925
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Zusammenfassung:Management of forest lands under climate warming poses challenges to managers, some of which are difficult to predict. Examining the trade‐offs associated with forest stewardship choices is essential to avoid consequences associated with loss of natural capital. We utilized LANDIS‐II process model simulations for three forested sites located in disparate parts of the United States with the purpose of understanding the trade‐offs imposed by management choices under climate warming and associated wildfire. There were only small trade‐offs that emerged from the simulations, between habitat area for threatened and endangered species (TES), net ecosystem exchange for CO2 (NEE), and risk of wildfire. Stand management in the form of thinning and prescribed burning typically increased NEE while simultaneously increasing habitat for TES, while reducing the risk of wildfire. These benefits were also observed under a climate warming scenario; however, the benefits were greatly outweighed by the negative impacts of warming on both TES habitat and NEE. Balancing these ecosystem services via thinning and burning treatments is a strategic approach to mitigate risks of wildfire both currently and under a warming future climate.
Bibliographie:Corresponding Editor: Carrie R. Levine.
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AC05-76RL01830
PNNL-SA-167413
ISSN:2150-8925
2150-8925
DOI:10.1002/ecs2.3779