Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis for Northern Wisconsin and Western Upper Michigan: A Report from the Northwoods Climate Change

By U S Forest Service and U.S. Forest Service

2014Forest ecosystems across the Northwoods will face direct and indirect impacts from a changing climate over the 21st century. This assessment evaluates the vulnerability of forest ecosystems in the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province of northern Wisconsin and western Upper Michigan under a range of future climates. We synthesized and summarized information on the contemporary landscape, provided information on past climate trends, and described a range of projected future climates. This information was used to parameterize and run multiple vegetation impact models, which provided a range of potential vegetative responses to climate. Finally, we brought these results before a multidisciplinary panel of scientists and land managers familiar with the forests of this region to assess ecosystem vulnerability through a formal consensus-based expert elicitation process.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508579725
• ISBN13: 9781508579724
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"