[MCN] I have the pdf: Is logging a solution??

[Lance Olsen]

Journal of Forestry  April/May 2008
Forest Management Solutions for Mitigating Climate Change in the United States

Robert W. Malmsheimer, Patrick Heffernan, Steve 
Brink, Douglas Crandall, Fred Deneke, Christopher 
Galik, Edmund Gee, John A. Helms, Nathan McClure, 
Michael Mortimer, Steve Ruddell, Matthew Smith, 
and John Stewart

Executive Summary
1st paragraph
Forests are shaped by climate. Along with soils, 
aspect, inclination, and elevation, climate 
determines what will grow where and how well. 
Changes in temperature and precipitation regimes 
therefore have the potential to dramatically 
affect forests nationwide. Climate is also shaped 
by forests. Eleven of the past 12 years rank 
among the 12 warmest in the instrumental record 
of global surface temperature since 1850. The 
changes in temperature have been associated with 
increasing concentrations of atmospheric carbon 
dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) 
in the atmosphere.
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"We demonstrate that wildfire area burned (WFAB) 
in the American West was controlled by climate 
during the 20th century (1916-2003).    .... 
Despite the possible influence of fire 
suppression, exclusion, and fuel treatment, WFAB 
is still substantially controlled by climate. "

Jeremy S. Littell et al. Climate and wildfire 
area burned in western U.S. ecoprovinces, 
1916-2003. Ecological Applications, 19(4), 2009, 
pp. 1003-1021
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"Tree mortality in relatively undisturbed 
old-growth forests across the West has risen even 
when not triggered by wildfires or insect 
infestations."
http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2014/09/Rocky-Mountain-Forests-at-Risk-Full-Report.pdf
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"Drought and heat-induced tree mortality is 
accelerating in many forest biomes as a 
consequence of a warming climate, resulting in a 
threat to global forests unlike any in recorded 
history (1-12)."

"   Š.  we conclude with high certainty that 
today's forests are going to be subject to 
continued increases in mortality rates that will 
result in substantial reorganization of their 
structure and carbon storage."

Nathan G. McDowell and Craig D. Allen. Darcy's 
law predicts widespread forest mortality under 
climate warming.
Nature Climate Change. Published online 18 MAY 2015
DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE2641


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