Assessing Socioeconomic Impacts of Climate Change on US Forests, Wood-Product Markets, and Forest Recreation

Scientists have suggested that future climate change will significantly affect the distribution, condition, species composition and productivity of forests. These biological changes will set in motion complex regional changes in supplies of wood to sawmills and paper mills, producing effects on mark...

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Published in:Bioscience 2001-09, Vol.51 (9), p.753-764
Main Authors: Irland, Lloyd C., Adams, Darius, Alig, Ralph, Betz, Carter J., Chen, Chi-Chung, Hutchins, Mark, McCarl, Bruce A., Skog, Ken, Sohngen, Brent L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biology
Climate
Climate change
Climatic changes
Environmental aspects
Environmental impact
Forecasts and trends
Forest ecology
Forest products industry
Forests
Forests and forestry
Global warming
Life sciences
National parks
National parks and reserves
Pulp & paper industry
Recreation
Species composition
United States
Wood
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Summary:Scientists have suggested that future climate change will significantly affect the distribution, condition, species composition and productivity of forests. These biological changes will set in motion complex regional changes in supplies of wood to sawmills and paper mills, producing effects on market prices.
ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0753:ASIOCC]2.0.CO;2