New Publication "Operationalizing forest-assisted migration in the context of climate change adaptation: Examples from the eastern USA"

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Check out the new paper by Brian Palik, Peter Clark, Anthony D'Amato, Chris Swanston, and Linda Nagel in Ecosphere, titled "Operationalizing forest-assisted migration in the context of climate change adaptation: Examples from the eastern USA." 

This paper discusses ways to incorporate forest-assisted migration (FAM) as an integral tool for management to reduce long-term risks to ecosystem function. This paper highlights three case studies of operational-scale FAM from the eastern U.S., addresses barriers to acceptance, and explores the integration of FAM within an adaptation framework. 

Figure from Palik et al.: Forest-assisted migration (FAM) as part of climate adaptation strategies. The role of FAM increases with degree of change in forest conditions. Redrawn and adapted from Millar et al. (2007), Swanston et al. (2016), and Nagel et al. (2017).
Figure 1 from Palik et al. 2022, Forest-assisted migration (FAM) as part of climate adaptation strategies. The role of FAM increases with degree of change in forest conditions. Redrawn and adapted from Millar et al. (2007), Swanston et al. (2016), and Nagel et al. (2017).

Palik, Brian J.,  Clark, Peter W.,  D'Amato, Anthony W.,  Swanston, Chris, and  Nagel, Linda.  2022. “ Operationalizing Forest-Assisted Migration in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation: Examples from the Eastern USA.” Ecosphere  13( 10): e4260. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4260