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Agroforestry: Enhancing resiliency in U.S. agricultural landscapes under changing conditions
Author(s): Michele M. Schoeneberger; Gary Bentrup; Toral Patel-Weynand
Date: 2017
Source: Gen. Tech. Report WO-96. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Publication Series: General Technical Report (GTR)
Station: Washington Office
PDF: View PDF (8.0 MB)Titles contained within Agroforestry: Enhancing resiliency in U.S. agricultural landscapes under changing conditions
Appendix A: Regional summaries: Northeast
Appendix A: Regional summaries: Great Plains
Appendix A: Regional summaries: Midwest
Appendix A: Regional summaries: Northwest
Appendix A: Regional summaries: Southeast and Caribbean
Appendix B: Evaluation of agroforestry for carbon sequestration
Appendix B: Evaluation of agroforestry for protecting coldwater fish habitat
Appendix B: Evaluation of agroforestry for reducing soil erosion
Appendix B: Risk-based framework for evaluating adaptation and mitigation strategies
Appendix B: Suitable tree species under a changing climate
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Reducing threats and enhancing resiliency
Chapter 3: Greenhouse gas mitigation and accounting
Chapter 4: Valuation of agroforestry services
Chapter 5: Human dimensions of agroforestry systems
Chapter 7: Expanding the North American perspective - Canada
Chapter 8: Expanding the North American perspective - Mexico
Chapter 9: Challenges and opportunities
Chapter 6: Agroforestry resources
Appendix A: Regional summaries: Hawaii and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands
Appendix A: Regional summaries: Southwest
Appendix A: Regional summaries: Alaska
Description
Agroforestry, the intentional integration of trees and shrubs into crop and animal production systems, is being deployed to enhance productivity, profitability, and environmental stewardship of agricultural operations and lands across the United States. This assessment provides a science-based synthesis on the use of agroforestry for mitigation and adaptation services in the face of climatic variability and change. It provides technical input to land-use sector issues in the National Climate Assessment (NCA) and serves as a framework for including agroforestry systems in agricultural strategies to improve productivity and food security and to build resilience in these landscapes. It also provides follow-up to the technical input report by Walthall et al. (2012) that established the need for innovative strategies to address significant climatic variability challenges faced by U.S. agriculture.Publication Notes
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Citation
Schoeneberger, Michele M.; Bentrup, Gary; Patel-Weynand, Toral, eds. 2017. Agroforestry: Enhancing resiliency in U.S. agricultural landscapes under changing conditions. Gen. Tech. Report WO-96. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 228 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/WO-GTR-96.Cited
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