Effects of Climate Change on Forests

Auteur
Fabrizio D'Aprile is registered as an expert for project evaluation by the European Commission, directly involved as an expert in Horizon 2020 for project evaluation, and a peer reviewer with international scientific journals. He has significantly contributed to the development of the guidelines for management of the Italian forests under climate change.

Texte du rabat

Outlines innovative tools to evaluate and assess forest management plans Provides guidelines and criteria for forest planning, sustainability and management techniques for adapting to climate change Helps the reader develop comprehensive forest management plans-- complete with sylvicultural interventions--which account for uncertainties in climate change Ties directly into A for Climate project from the EU Commission as part of Horizon 2020

Contenu

1. Introduction
   
   2. Effects of climate change on temperate forests
   3. Stressors, resilience, and growth in temperate forests under climate change
   4. Adaptation and mitigation
   5. Dendroclimatology: Trends in climate variability and trends in forest growth
   6. Forest planning and management: An overview on traditional concepts and criteria
   7. Using climate variability in forest planning and management