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  1. Native and agricultural forests at risk to a changing climate in the Northern Plains

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    Author(s): Linda A. Joyce; Gary Bentrup; Antony S. Cheng; Peter Kolb; Michele Schoeneberger; Justin Derner
    Date: 2018
    Source: Climatic Change. 146(1-2): 59-74.
    Publication Series: Scientific Journal (JRNL)
    Station: Washington Office
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-017-2070-5
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    Native and agricultural forests in the Northern Plains provide ecosystem services that benefit human society—diversified agricultural systems, forest-based products, and rural vitality. The impacts of recent trends in temperature and disturbances are impairing the delivery of these services. Climate change projections identify future stressors of greater impact, placing at risk crops, soils, livestock, biodiversity, and agricultural and forest-based livelihoods. While these native and agricultural forests are also a viable option for providing mitigation and adaptation services to the Northern Plains, they themselves must be managed in terms of climate change risks. Because agricultural forests are planted systems, the primary approaches for reducing risks are through design, plant selection and management. For native forests, management, natural disturbances, and collaboration of multiple ownerships will be needed to address key risks.

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    Joyce, Linda A.; Bentrup, Gary; Cheng, Antony S.; Kolb, Peter; Schoeneberger, Michele; Derner, Justin. 2018. Native and agricultural forests at risk to a changing climate in the Northern Plains. Climatic Change. 146(1-2): 59-74.

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    climate change, Northern Plains, agricultural forests

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