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Economic modeling of effects of climate change on the forest sector and mitigation options : a compendium of briefing papers /

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Corporate Author: Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)
Other Authors: Alig, Ralph J.
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Portland, OR : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, [2010]
Series:General technical report PNW ; 833.
Subjects:
Carbon sequestration > Economic aspects > United States.
Climatic changes > United States.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects > United States.
Forest management > Economic aspects > United States.
Forests and forestry > Environmental aspects > United States.
Forests and forestry > Economic aspects > United States.
Online Access:http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr833.pdf
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Abstract:This report is a compilation of six briefing papers based on literature reviews and syntheses, prepared for U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service policy analysts and decisionmakers about specific questions pertaining to climate change. The main topics addressed here are economic effects on the forest sector at the national and global scales, costs of forest carbon sequestration as part of mitigation strategies, and mitigation aspects for nonindustrial private and public forest ownerships in the U.S. forest sector. Salent findings from the literature are summarized in the synthesis of the literature, along with identified research needs.
Item Description:Cover title.
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"October 2010."
Physical Description:169 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm.
Available also in electronic format on the Internet.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.