The Productivity and Sustainability of Southern Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Environment

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Southern Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Chemical and Physical Environment....Pages 3-14
General Circulation Model Scenarios for the Southern United States....Pages 15-54
Developing Policy-Relevant Global Climate Change Research....Pages 55-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Influence of Drought Stress on the Response of Shortleaf Pine to Ozone....Pages 73-92
Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide on the Growth and Physiology of Loblolly Pine....Pages 93-101
Environmental Stresses and Reproductive Biology of Loblolly Pine ( Pinus taeda L.) and Flowering Dogwood ( Cornus florida L.)....Pages 103-116
Interactions of Elevated Carbon Dioxide, Nutrient Status, and Water Stress on Physiological Processes and Competitive Interactions Among Three Forest Tree Species....Pages 117-129
Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide Levels and Air Temperature on Carbon Assimilation of Loblolly Pine....Pages 131-148
An Investigation of the Impacts of Elevated Carbon Dioxide, Irrigation, and Fertilization on the Physiology and Growth of Loblolly Pine....Pages 149-168
Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Nutrients on Photosynthesis, Stomatal Conductance, and Total Chlorophyll Content of Young Loblolly Pine ( Pinus taeda L .) Trees....Pages 169-184
Ecophysiological Response of Managed Loblolly Pine to Changes in Stand Environment....Pages 185-206
Dynamic Responses of Mature Forest Trees to Changes in Physical and Chemical Climate....Pages 207-230
Productivity of Natural Stands of Longleaf Pine in Relation to Competition and Climatic Factors....Pages 231-254
The Impacts of Acidic Deposition and Global Change on High Elevation Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forests....Pages 255-277
The Influences of Global Change on Tree Physiology and Growth....Pages 279-290
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Modeling Nutrient Uptake as a Component of Loblolly Pine Response to Environmental Stress....Pages 293-304
A Linked Model for Simulating Stand Development and Growth Processes of Loblolly Pine....Pages 305-325
MAESTRO Simulations of the Response of Loblolly Pine to Elevated Temperatures and Carbon Dioxide....Pages 327-339
Projections of Growth of Loblolly Pine Stands Under Elevated Temperatures and Carbon Dioxide....Pages 341-352
Modeling the Potential Sensitivity of Slash Pine Stem Growth to Increasing Temperature and Carbon Dioxide....Pages 353-366
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
An Index for Assessing Climate Change and Elevated Carbon Dioxide Effects on Loblolly Pine Productivity....Pages 367-389
Predictions and Projections of Pine Productivity and Hydrology in Response to Climate Change Across the Southern United States....Pages 391-405
Scaling Up Physiological Responses of Loblolly Pine to Ambient Ozone Exposure Under Natural Weather Variations....Pages 407-428
Integrating Research on Climate Change Effects on Loblolly Pine: A Probabilistic Regional Modeling Approach....Pages 429-451
Projected Impacts of Global Climate Change on Forests and Water Resources of the Southeastern United States....Pages 453-477
Summary of Simulated Forest Responses to Climate Change in the Southeastern United States....Pages 479-500
Front Matter....Pages 501-501
Simulated Effects of Atmospheric Deposition and Species Change on Nutrient Cycling in Loblolly Pine and Mixed Deciduous Forests....Pages 503-524
Influence of Microclimate on Short-Term Litter Decomposition in Loblolly Pine Ecosystems....Pages 525-542
Soil Organic Matter and Soil Productivity: Searching for the Missing Link....Pages 543-556
Effects of Soil Warming on Organic Matter Decomposition and Soil-Nitrogen Cycling in a High Elevation Red Spruce Stand....Pages 557-569
Effects of Soil Warming, Atmospheric Deposition, and EIevated Carbon Dioxide on Forest Soils in the Southeastern United States....Pages 571-587
Front Matter....Pages 589-589
Environmental Effects on Pine Tree Carbon Budgets and Resistance to Bark Beetles....Pages 591-616
Predictions of Southern Pine Beetle Populations Using a Forest Ecosystem Model....Pages 617-634
Soil Effects Mediate Interaction of Dogwood Anthracnose and Acidic Precipitation....Pages 635-646
Effects of Temperature and Drought Stress on Physiological Processes Associated With Oak Decline....Pages 647-661
Effects of Global Climate Change on Biodiversity in Forests of the Southern United States....Pages 663-681
Regional Climate Change in the Southern United States: The Implications for Wildfire Occurrence....Pages 683-699
Detecting and Predicting Climatic Variation from Old-Growth Baldcypress....Pages 701-716
Modeling the Differential Sensitivity of Loblolly Pine to Climatic Change Using Tree Rings....Pages 717-739
Global Change and Disturbance in Southern Forest Ecosystems....Pages 741-752
Front Matter....Pages 753-753
Evaluation of Effects of Forestry and Agricultural Policies on Forest Carbon and Markets....Pages 755-775
Economic Dimensions of Climate Change Impacts on Southern Forests....Pages 777-794
Assessing Present Biological Information for Valuating the Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Softwood Stumpage Supply in the South....Pages 795-808
An Integrated Assessment of Climate Change on Timber Markets of the Southern United States....Pages 809-821
Integrating Local and Global Objectives in Forest Management: A Value-Based, Multiscalar Approach....Pages 823-836
Sensitivity of Protection Value to Forest Condition in the Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forest....Pages 837-853
Economics and Global Climate Change....Pages 855-863
Back Matter....Pages 865-892