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COLLECTION OF STUDIES ON THE SOUTH'S CHANGING ENVIRONMENT PUBLISHED
(Asheville) -- A new volume in the Ecological Studies Series, titled The Productivity and Sustainability of Southern Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Environment, has just been published. The studies described in this book represent the first five years of research conducted by the Southern Global Change Program, one of the regional research cooperatives of the Forest Service Global Change Program.
The goal of the Global Change Program is to provide a sound scientific basis for making regional, national, and international management and policy decisions regarding forest ecosystems in the context of global change challenges. The research described in this volume was conducted by scientists and support personnel of the USDA Forest Service, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy, other federal and state agencies, and major universities throughout the southern United States. The editors are Robert A. Mickler of ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc., Raleigh, NC and Susan Fox of the Southern Research Station, Raleigh, NC.
"We are very proud to have this work in publication, which includes the studies of many scientists from the Southern Research Station," said Pete Roussopoulos, Director of the Southern Research Station. "This prestigious volume contributes to our understanding of the growth and physiological processes present in forest ecosystems in the southern United States."
The book is 865 pages, with 47 chapters in six sections. The six sections cover the following topics: 1) An Introduction to Southern Forests in a Changing Environment; 2) Global Change Impacts on Tree Physiology and Growth; 3) Modeling the Biophysical Effects of Global Change; 4) The Effects of Climate Change on Forest Soils; 5) Disturbance Interactions with Global Change; 6) Global Change and Disturbance in Southern Forest Ecosystems.
The Productivity and Sustainability of Southern Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Environment is available from the publisher, Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. The cost is $162.00. Their telephone number is 1-800-Springer (800-777-4643); fax: 201-348-4505; website: www.Springer-NY.com
Following is a representative list of some of the papers that are included in
The Productivity and Sustainability of Southern Forest Ecosystems in a
Changing Environment (1998) that were authored or co-authored by USDA Forest
Service scientists of the Southern Research Station (noted by geographic
location).
"Influence of Drought Stress on the Response of Shortleaf Pine to Ozone," by
Richard B. Flagler, John C. Brissette, and James P. Barnett (Pineville, LA)
"Environmental Stresses and Reproductive Biology of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda
L.) and flowering dogwood (Cornus florida L.)," by Kristina F. Conner
(Starkville, MS), Timothy C. Prewitt, Franklin T. Bonner (Starkville, MS),
William W. Elam, and Robert C. Parker
"Ecophysiological Response of Managed Loblolly Pine to Changes in Stand
Environment," by Mary A. Sword (Pineville, LA), Jim L. Chambers, Dennis A.
Gravatt, James D. Haywood (Pineville, LA), and James P. Barnett (Pineville,
LA)
"Predictions and Projections of Pine Productivity and Hydrology in Response to
Climate Change Across the Southern United States," by Steven G. McNulty
(Raleigh, NC), James M. Vose (Otto, NC), and Wayne T. Swank (Otto, NC)
"Simulated Effects of Atmospheric Deposition and Species Change on Nutrient
Cycling in Loblolly Pine and Mixed Deciduous Forests," by Dale W. Johnson,
Richard B. Susfalk, and Wayne T. Swank (Otto, NC)
"Soil Organic Matter and Soil Productivity: Searching for the Missing Link,"
by Felipe G. Sanchez (Research Triangle Park, NC)
"Predictions of Southern Pine Beetle Populations Using a Forest Ecosystem
Model," by Steven G. McNulty (Raleigh, NC), Peter L. Lorio, Jr., Matthew P.
Ayres, and John D. Reeve (Pineville, LA)
"Soil Effects Mediate Interaction of Dogwood Anthracnose and Acidic
Precipitation," by Kerry O. Britton (Athens, GA), Paul C. Berrang, and Erika
Mavity
"Effects of Temperature and Drought Stress on Physiological Processes
Associated with Oak Decline," by Theodor D. Leininger (Stoneville, MS)
"Effects of Global Climate Change of Biodiversity in Forests of the Southern
United States," by Margaret S. Devall (Stoneville, MS) and Bernard R. Parresol
(Asheville, NC)
"Detecting and Predicting Climatic Variation from Old-Growth Baldcypress," by
Gregory A. Reams (Asheville, NC) and Paul C. Van Deusen
"Global Change and Disturbance in Southern Forest Ecosystems," by Matthew P.
Ayres and Gregory A. Reams (Asheville, NC)
"An Integrated Assessment of Climate Change on Timber Markets of the Southern
United States," by Joseph E. de Steiguer (Raleigh, NC) and Steven G. McNulty
(Raleigh, NC)
"Economics and Global Climate Change," by David N. Wear (Research Triangle
Park, NC)
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