Forest conservation in the Anthropocene: science, policy, and practice

Introduction : Forest conservation and management in the Anthropocene / V. Alaric Sample

Section I. Changing climatic regimes and forest ecosystems : Climate change in the age of humans / Curt Stager

Invasive plants, insects, and diseases in the forests of the Anthropocene / Alexander M. Evans

Climate and wildfire in western US forests / Anthony L. Westerling, Timothy J. Brown, Tania Schoennagel, Thomas W. Swetnam, Monica G. Turner, and Thomas T. Veblen

Forest ecosystem reorganization underway in the southwestern United States: a preview of widespread forest changes in the Anthropocene? / Craig D. Allen

Section II. Assessing vulnerability and threats to current management regimes : Increasing resiliency in frequent fire forests: lessons from the Sierra Nevada and Western Australia / Scott L. Stephens

Protected areas under threat / Tim Caro, Grace K. Charles, Dena J. Clink, Jason Riggio, Alexandra M. Weill, and Carolyn Whitesell

Mitigating Anthropocene influences in forests in the United States / Chadwick Dearing Oliver

Section III. Adaptation strategies for biodiversity conservation and water protection : Planning the future's forests with assisted migration / Mary I. Williams and R. Kasten Dumroese

Maintaining forest diversity in a changing climate: a geophysical approach / Mark Anderson and Nels Johnson

Adaptation: forests as water infrastructure in a changing climate / Todd Gartner, Heather McGray, James Mulligan, Jonas Epstein, and Ayesha Dinshaw

Water source protection funds as a tool to address climate adaptation and resiliency in southwestern forests / Laura Falk McCarthy

Section IV. Transdisciplinarity in the Anthropocene : Implementing climate change adaptation in forested regions of the western United States / Jessica E. Halofsky, Linda A. Joyce, Constance I. Millar, David L. Peterson, and Janine M. Rice

Challenges and opportunities for large landscape-scale management in a shifting climate: the importance of nested adaptation responses across geospatial and temporal scales / Gary M. Tabor, Anne A. Carlson, and R. Travis Belote

Climate change effects on forests, water resources, and communities of the Delaware River Basin / Will Price and Susan Beecher

Section V. Evolving international and policy frameworks : Policy challenges for wildlife management in a changing climate / Mark L. Shaffer

Evolving institutional and policy frameworks to support adaptation strategies / David Cleaves and R. Patrick Bixler

Forest conservation in the Anthropocene: policy recommendations / V. Alaric Sample and Christopher Topik.

Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Forest Conservation and Management in the Anthropocene; Section I: Changing Climatic Regimes and Forest Ecosystems; 1 Climate Change in the Age of Humans; 2 Invasive Plants, Insects, and Diseases in the Forests of the Anthropocene; 3 Climate and Wildfire in Western US Forests; 4 Forest Ecosystem Reorganization Underway in the Southwestern United States: Preview of Widespread Forest Changes in the Anthropocene?; Section II: Assessing Vulnerability and Threats to Current Management Regimes.

5 Increasing Resiliency in Frequent Fire Forests: Lessons from the Sierra Nevada and Western Australia6 Protected Areas under Threat; 7 Mitigating Anthropocene Influences in Forests in the United States; Section III: Adaptation Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation and Water Protection; 8 Planning the Future's Forests with Assisted Migration; 9 Maintaining Forest Diversity in a Changing Climate: A Geophysical Approach; 10 Adaptation: Forests as Water Infrastructure in a Changing Climate.

11 Water Source Protection Funds as a Tool to Address Climate Adaptation and Resiliency in Southwestern ForestsSection IV: Transdisciplinarity in the Anthropocene; 12 Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Forested Regions of the Western United States; 13 Challenges and Opportunities for Landscape-Scale Management in a Shifting Climate: The Importance of Nested Adaptation Responses across Geospatial and Temporal Scales; 14 Climate Change Effects on Forests, Water Resources, and Communities of the Delaware River Basin; Section V: Evolving Institutional and Policy Frameworks.

15 Policy Challenges for Wildlife Management in a Changing Climate16 Evolving Institutional and Policy Frameworks to Support Adaptation Strategies; 17 Forest Conservation in the Anthropocene: Policy Recommendations; Works Cited; List of Contributors; Index.