Overview
- Editors:
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Robert A. Mickler
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ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc., Raleigh, USA
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Richard A. Birdsey
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USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Newton Square, USA
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John Hom
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USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Newton Square, USA
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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An Introduction to Northern U.S. Forest Ecosystems
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- William H. McWilliams, Linda S. Heath, Gordon C. Reese, Thomas L. Schmidt
Pages 3-26
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- Warren E. Heilman, John Hom, Brian E. Potter
Pages 51-115
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- Philip M. Wargo, Allan N. D. Auclair
Pages 117-145
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Global Change Impacts on Tree Physiology
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Front Matter
Pages 147-147
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- Judson G. Isebrands, Richard E. Dickson, Joanne Rebbeck, David F. Karnosky
Pages 149-180
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- Paul G. Schaberg, Donald H. DeHayes
Pages 181-227
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- Walter C. Shortle, Kevin T. Smith, Rakesh Minocha, Subhash Minocha, Philip M. Wargo, Kristiina A. Vogt
Pages 229-274
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- Gregory B. Lawrence, Kristiina A. Vogt, Daniel J. Vogt, Joel P. Tilley, Philip M. Wargo, Margaret Tyrrell
Pages 275-330
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Ecosystem-Scale Interactions with Global Change
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Front Matter
Pages 331-331
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- Ivan J. Fernandez, Mary Beth Adams
Pages 333-355
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- Lindsey E. Rustad, Jerry M. Melillo, Myron J. Mitchell, Ivan J. Fernandez, Paul A. Steudler, Patrick J. McHale
Pages 357-381
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- Jennifer C. Jenkins, David W. Kicklighter, John D. Aber
Pages 383-423
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- John A. Laurence, Scott V. Ollinger, Peter B. Woodbury
Pages 425-453
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- David W. Williams, Robert P. Long, Philip M. Wargo, Andrew M. Liebhold
Pages 455-494
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- Donald H. DeHayes, George L. Jacobson Jr., Paul G. Schaberg, Bruce Bongarten, Louis Iverson, Ann C. Dieffenbacher-Krall
Pages 495-540
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Summary
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Front Matter
Pages 541-541
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- Richard A. Birdsey, Robert A. Mickler, John Hom, Linda S. Heath
Pages 543-568
About this book
In the Global Change Research Act of 1990, "global change" is defined as "changes in the global environment (including alterations in climate, land productivity, oceans or other water resources, atmospheric chemistry, and ecological systems) that may alter the capacity of the Earth to sustain life. " For the purposes of this book, we interpret the definition of global change broadly to include physical and chemical environmental changes that are likely to affect the productivity and health of forest ecosystems over the long term. Important environmental changes in the Northern United States include steadily increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide, tropospheric ozone, wet and dry deposition of nitrogen and sulfur compounds, acidic precipitation and clouds, and climate variability. These environmental factors interact in complex ways to affect plant physiological functions and soil processes in the context of forest landscapes derived from centuries of intensive land use and natural disturbances. Research in the North has begun to unravel some key questions about how environmental changes will impact the productivity and health of forest ecosystems, species distributions and abundance, and associations of people and forests. Initial research sponsored by the USDA Forest Service under the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) was focused on basic process-level understanding of tree species and forest v VI Preface ecosystem responses to environmental stress. Chemical pollution stresses received equal emphasis with climate change concerns.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"Presents a synthesis of scientific research on northern forest ecosystems … . The text, figures, and extensive bibliographies found in each chapter detail the most current studies on northern forests. An excellent text for a University level environmental studies or dendrology course." (Northeastern Naturalist, Vol. 11 (4), 2004)
