Evolutionary Dynamics of Forests under Climate Change

Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on the example of the Lost Pines forest of Texas, this book contextualises the present-day conservation of the Lost Pines within its wealth of historical and geological records. This in turn presents a realistic example for examining evolutionary dynamics models and how they can guide management of temperate pine forests under the uncertainty of future climate change.
Synthesising knowledge from many scholarly disciplines, and presenting the latest knowledge on how temperate forests respond to climate change, the book provides insight into how resource professionals actually solve complex multi-layered problems.
A useful aid for forest management professionals and for advanced students and professionals in ecology, the book is a valuable resource for researchers and professionals, which can also be used as a classroom exercise for spatial imaging, testing virtual simulations and developing field-based research questions. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. Acknowledgements.- Section I: Human Impacts on North American Forests. 1. Human-Induced Climate Change.- 2. Predicting How Forests Will Respond.- Section II: The Lost Pines Narrative. 3. A Forest Within a Prairie.- 4. A Lost Pine Archipelago.- 5. Tale of Two Rivers.- Section III: An Evolutionary Synthesis. 6. Survival of Past Climate Change Events.- 7. What the Pine Life Cycle Contributes.- 8. Short-term Evolutionary Processes.- Section IV: A First Approximation for the Future. 9. Genetic Composition of the Planted Forest.- 10. Three Scenarios and A Conclusion.- Lexicon.