Forest Conservation in the Anthropocene (ePub)

Forest Conservation in the Anthropoceneprovides thought-provoking insightintothe ongoing environmental crisesthatclimate changeis generatingand raises criticalquestionsabout howpublic and private land managersin North Americawill adapt to the climatological disruptions that are already transforming the ecological structures of these forests.In this pathbreaking anthology, a team of leading environmentalresearchersprobes the central dilemmas that ecologists, forest land managers, state and federal agencies, and grassroots organizations are confronting-and will continue to confront-in the coming century.Each chapter examinesstrategies that are currently being tested across the country asscientists,citizen-scientists, policy makers, academics, and activists work to grasp their options and opportunities for a future that will be shaped by ongoing environmental upheaval.Successful adaptation to the challenges of climate change requires a transdisciplinary perspective.Forest Conservation in the Anthropoceneprovides a compelling set of arguments and case studies that underscores the need for innovative policies andenergeticactions.Contributors: Craig D. Allen, Mark Anderson, Susan Beecher, R. Travis Belote, Timothy J. Brown, Anne A. Carlson, Tim Caro, Grace K. Charles, Dave Cleaves, Dena J. Clink, Ayesha Dinshaw, R. Kasten Dumroese, Jonas Epstein, Alexander M. Evans, Todd Gartner, Jessica E. Halofsky, Nels Johnson, Linda A. Joyce, Paige Lewis, Laura Falk McCarthy, Heather McGray, Constance I. Millar, James Mulligan, Chadwick Dearing, David L. Peterson, Will Price, Janine M. Rice, Jason Riggio, Tania Schoennagel, Mark L. Shaffer, Curt Stager, Scott L. Stephens, Thomas W. Swetnam, Gary M. Tabor, Christopher Topik, Monica G. Turner, Thomas T. Veblen, Alexandra M. Weill, Anthony L. Westerling, Carolyn Whitesell, Mary I. Williams