Contemporary forest Inventories as an indicator of future tree range shifts.

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Heather Lintz, Oregon Climate Change Research Institute

About This Presentation

Running time: 19 minutes and 55 seconds

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Topics covered:

• Early Signals of Migration for Tree Species in the Pacific Coastal U.S.
• Outline
• What Do We Know About Tree Species Migration?
• What Don't we Know About Tree Species Migration?
• Questions
• Study Area
• Western North America Topography Map
• Methods-Tree Size Assumptions
• Methods-FIA Plots Diagram
• Methods-Elevational Gradients
• Methods- Differences
• Results-Upper vs Lower Margin Difference
• Results-Large Upper Margin Migration:Prunus emarginata
• Results-No Change: Sitka Spruce and Ponderosa Pine
• Moderate Change:Whitebark Pine
• Larger Change Relative to others: Douglas Fir and Western Juniper
• Results-Elevation Difference
• Results-Mean Elevation
• Results-High Elevation Species and Aspect
• Results-Regeneration Index
• Results-Regeneration Index and Shade Tolerance
• Results-Drought Tolerance
• Recent California Studies
• Study Results
• Present vs Fossil Occurrence
• New Findings
• Next Steps