Document / Report / White Paper

Changing Climate, Changing Forests: The Impacts of Climate Change on Forests of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada

Posted December 6, 2022
Source
United States Department of Agriculture
Author
Lindsey Rustad, John Campbell, Jeffrey S. Dukes, Thomas Huntington, Kathy Fallon Lambert, Jacqueline Mohan and Nicholas Rodenhouse
About This Report / White Paper

Th e climate of northeastern North America has changed markedly over the past 100 years and computer models for the region forecast more change to come. Policy makers, land managers, citizens, and scientists must grapple with what this change means for the future of the region and its forests. This report summarizes five climate science papers published in the Canadian Journal of Forest Research. It provides a picture of the potential effects of climate change and provides a concise scientific overview to inform natural resource management and policy decisions.