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Forest management for mitigation and adaptation to climate change: Insights from long-term silviculture experiments

Problem Addressed: Forest management strategies for addressing global climate change
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Determine long-term efficacy of mitigation and adaptation strategies
Key Findings: There are trade-offs between the achievement of mitigation and adaptation objectives
Recommendation: Rigid adherence to a single objective, without recognizing potential consequences to other ecosystem components, may be detrimental to long-term ecosystem functioning within the context of environmental change
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Forging a Common Vision for Maine’s North Woods

Problem Addressed: Challenges and opportunities facing Maine's North Woods
Recommendation: A regional vision should seek rural renewal through economic diversification strategies that take advantage of the region's social and natural assets.
Views: 1089
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A Maine Woods National Monument

Problem Addressed: Benefits of a national monument status
Key Findings: Nationally significant, suitable, and feasible for the area
Recommendation: National monument would create jobs and spur investment
Views: 1254
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Net Carbon Flux of Dead Wood in Forests of the Eastern US

Problem Addressed: How to assess downed dead wood (DDW) carbon net flux
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Explore DDW carbon net flux in relation to other woody C pools and site/stand attributes
Key Findings: Diversity of ecosystem and number of organisms contribute to the complex dynamics of DDW carbon flux.
Recommendation: Assessing scale and timeframes of DDW C net flux to the atmosphere and other pools would benefit stand-level management.
Views: 1123
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Woody Debris Volume Depletion Through Decay: Implications for Biomass and Carbon Accounting

Problem Addressed: Underestimation of decay rates
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Develop method for estimating changes in log volume through time
Key Findings: Decaying logs have a collapse ratio that can serve as a surrogate for the volume remaining
Recommendation: Accounting for log volume depletion improves biomass-loss and carbon-accounting methods
Views: 1114
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