Forest vulnerability to climate change and tree pests at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Fisichelli NA, Janowiak M, Jones K, Peters M. 2014. Forest vulnerability to climate change and tree pests at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. Natural Resource Report. NPS/MABI/NRR—2014/828. Fort Collins, Colorado
To support climate change adaptation within the forest management plan for Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, we analyzed projected changes in tree habitat suitability for 80 trees species over the 21st century and also assessed recent and projected tree pest impacts to park forests. The combination of rapid climate change and tree pests may accelerate decline of some tree species and inhibit other species from occupying climatically suitable habitat.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Fisichelli, Nicholas; Janowiak, Maria; Jones, Kyle; Peters, Matthew
- Date of Issue
- 2014-07
- Units
- CCRP , MABI , NRSS
- Keywords
- climate change adaptation, Forest Health, nonnative species, vulnerability assessment
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Forest/Woodland Communities , Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Landscape Dynamics | Land Cover and Use