A United States national prioritization framework for tree species vulnerability to climate change

New Forests

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 275-300

  Potter, Kevin M ^a   Crane, Barbara S ^b   Hargrove, William W ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Forest health; Forest management; Gene conservation; Project CAPTURE; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; GENES; MANAGERS;

CONSERVATION PRIORITIES; FOREST HEALTH; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATIONS; NATIVE TREE SPECIES; PROJECT CAPTURE; UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE; VULNERABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; PRIORITIZATION; RISK FACTOR; VULNERABILITY;

CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85009865510     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: 15735095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-017-9569-5     Document Type: Article

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