A multi-phase approach to assessing potential changes in Eastern US tree distributions

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Louis Iverson, US Forest Service-Northern Research Station

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Running time: 18 minutes and 35 seconds

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Topics covered:

• Assessing Potential Changes in Eastern U. S. Tree Distributions
• Indicators of Climate Change
• Overall Goal
• Our Approach-Data
• Species Habitat Modeling
• Climate Change Tree Atlas
• Sugar Maple Example
• Balsam Fir Example
• Tree Potential Movement
• Modeling Cautions
• Potential Tree Species Change in N. Wisconsin
• Study Area
• Habitat Change by Emission
• SHIFT Migration Model
• SHIFT Formula
• Black Oak Example
• Modifying Factors
• Biology and Disturbance
• Uncertainty
• Red Maple Example
• White Ash Example
• N. Wisconsin Habitat Change Species Lists
• Large Decreasers
• Large Increasers
• Data Map
• Emissions and GCM Variability
• Long-Distance Extrapolation
• Novel Climates
• Validation and Synthesis
• Tree Migration Graph
• Adaptive Management and Species