Assessment of nontimber forest products in the United States under changing conditions /

Nontimber forest products (NTFPs) are fundamental to the functioning of healthy forests and play vital roles in the cultures and economies of the people of the United States. However, these plants and fungi used for food, medicine, and other purposes have not been fully incorporated into management,...

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Main Author:	Alexander, Susan, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors:	Chamberlain, James L. (James Luther), 1956- (Editor), Emery, Marla R. (Editor), Patel-Weynand, Toral (Editor)
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Asheville, NC : Forest Service Research & Development, Southern Research Station, June 2018.
Series:	General technical report SRS ; 232.
Subjects:	Non-timber forest products > United States. Non-timber forest products > Social aspects > United States. Non-timber forest products industry > United States. Non-timber forest products industry > Social aspects > United States. Forest reserves > United States. Biodiversity conservation > United States. Biodiversity conservation. Forest reserves. Non-timber forest products. Non-timber forest products industry. United States. Technical reports.
Online Access:	https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/56484 https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo108604

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Summary:	Nontimber forest products (NTFPs) are fundamental to the functioning of healthy forests and play vital roles in the cultures and economies of the people of the United States. However, these plants and fungi used for food, medicine, and other purposes have not been fully incorporated into management, policy, and resource valuation. This report is a forest-sectorwide assessment of the state of the knowledge regarding NTFPs science and management information for U.S. forests and rangelands (and hereafter referred to as the NTFP assessment). The NTFP assessment serves as a baseline science synthesis and provides information for managing nontimber forest resources in the United States. In addition, this NTFP assessment provides information for national-level reporting on natural capital and the ecosystem services NTFPs provide. The report also provides technical input to the 2017 National Climate Assessment (NCA) under development by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP).
Item Description:	Cover title. "June 2018." Print format not distributed to depository libraries.
Physical Description:	xvi, 260 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm Available also in electronic format on the Internet.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.