Climate change adaptation and mitigation management options. A guide for natural resource managers in southern forest ecosystems

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Chapter 1. Introduction to Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Management Options / James M. Vose and Kier D. Klepzig. -- Chapter 2. Framing the Future in the Southern United States: Climate, Land Use, and Forest Conditions / David N. Wear, Thomas L. Mote, J. Marshall Shepherd, Binita K.C., and Christopher W. Strother. -- Chapter 3. A Conceptual Framework for Adaptive Forest Management under Climate Change / Thomas P. Holmes, Steve McNulty, James M. Vose, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, and Harbin Li. -- Chapter 4. Water Stress and Social Vulnerability in the Southern United States, 2010–2040 / Cassandra Johnson-Gaither, John Schelhas, Wayne Zipperer, Ge Sun, Peter V. Caldwell, and Neelam Poudyal. -- Chapter 5. Future Wildfire Trends, Impacts, and Mitigation Options in the Southern United States / Yongqiang Liu, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Scott L. Goodrick, Thomas P. Holmes, John A. Stanturf, James M. Vose, Ge Sun. -- Chapter 6. Climate-Induced Changes in Vulnerability to Biological Threats in the Southern United States / Rabiu Olatinwo, Qinfeng Guo, Songlin Fei, William Otrosina, Kier D. Klepzig, Douglas Streett. -- Chapter 7. Adapting Silviculture to a Changing Climate in the Southern United States / James M. Guldin. -- Chapter 8. Productivity and Carbon Sequestration of Forest in the Southern United States / Kurt H. Johnsen, Tara L. Keyser, John R. Butnor, Carlos A. Gonzalez-Benecke, Donald J. Kaczmarek, Chris A. Maier, Heather R. McCarthy, and Ge Sun. -- Chapter 9. Managing Forest Water Quantity and Quality Under Climate Change / Daniel A. Marion, Ge Sun, Peter V. Caldwell, Chelcy F. Miniat, Ying Ouyang, Devendra M. Amatya, Barton D. Clinton, Paul A. Conrads, Shelby Gull Laird, Zhaohua Dai, J. Alan Clingenpeel, Yonqiang Liu, Edwin A. Roehl Jr., Jennifer A. Moore Meyers, Carl Trettin. -- Chapter 10. Climate-Induced Migration of Native Tree Populations and Consequences for Forest Composition / W. Henry McNab, Martin A. Spetich, Roger W. Perry, James D. Haywood, Shelby Gull Laird, Stacy L. Clark, Justin L. Hart, Scott J. Torreano, and Megan L. Buchanan. -- Chapter 11. Climate Change and Wildlife in the Southern United States: Potential Effects and Management Options / Cathryn H. Greenberg, Roger W. Perry, Kathleen E. Franzreb, Susan C. Loeb, Daniel Saenz, D. Craig Rudolph, Eric Winters, E.M. Fucik, M.A. Kwiatkowski, B.R. Parresol, J.D. Austin, and G.W. Tanner. -- Chapter 12. Climate Change and Outdoor Recreation Participation in the Southern United States / J.M. Bowker, Ashley E. Askew, Neelam Poudyal, Stanley J. Zarnoch, and H. Ken Cordell. -- Chapter 13. Summary of Findings, Management Options, and Interactions / James M. Vose, Shelby Gull Laird, Zanethia D. Choice, and Kier D. Klepzig.