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**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** RECENT DECADES HAVE SEEN EXTENSIVE OWNERSHIP TURNOVER AND CHANGES IN MARKETS IN THE NORTHERN FOREST OF NEW YORK, VERMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND MAINE, A REGION EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS FOREST HEALTH THREATS. THESE CHANGES HAVE PROMPTED CONCERN ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FOREST HARVESTING PRACTICES IN THE REGION, WHICH IS DOMINATED BY COMPLEX, NATURALLY-REGENERATED FORESTS. THIS RECENT HISTORY SUGGESTS THAT THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE OTHER ECOSYSTEM SERVICES MAY ALSO BE COMPROMISED, AND A SIGNIFICANT FRACTION OF THE FORESTED AREA BAN BE CONSIDERED AS DEGRADED. HOWEVER, THE COMPLEXITY OF SPECIES COMPOSITION AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE REGION MAKES A SPECIES-BY-SPECIES APPROACH TO REHABILITATION CHALLENGING. IN THIS PROJECT, WE WILL BUILD, TEST, AND EVALUATE A REHABILITATION FRAMEWORK CONSTRUCTED AROUND THE CONCEPTS OF FUNCTIONAL TRAIT-ECOSYSTEM SERVICE ASSOCIATIONS, FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY AND RESILIENCE. OUR OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO DESCRIBE NEW AND ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES THAT WILL INCREASE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RESILIENCE, WHILE ENHANCING LONG-TERM PRODUCTIVITY OF HIGH-VALUE TIMBER, AND PROVIDE ENHANCED GREENHOUSE GAS SEQUESTRATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NORTHERN FOREST REGION. WE USE EXISTING AND NEW FIELD DATA TO ADDRESS FOUR MAIN OBJECTIVES: EVALUATE FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY IN THE TREE COMMUNITY, EVALUATE FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY AMONG FOREST BIRDS AND SMALL MAMMALS, INTEGRATE COMMUNITY LINKAGES AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS, AND PROVIDE MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. OUR PROJECT COMBINES FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH WITH THE ASSESSMENT OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR REHABILITATION THAT WILL ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY AND THE VALUE AND RESILIENCY OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ON MILLIONS OF ACRES IN THE NORTHERN FOREST.

$499,520FY2020National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

University System Of New Hampshire

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**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** RECENT DECADES HAVE SEEN EXTENSIVE OWNERSHIP TURNOVER AND CHANGES IN MARKETS IN THE NORTHERN FOREST OF NEW YORK, VERMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND MAINE, A REGION EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS FOREST HEALTH THREATS. THESE CHANGES HAVE PROMPTED CONCERN ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FOREST HARVESTING PRACTICES IN THE REGION, WHICH IS DOMINATED BY COMPLEX, NATURALLY-REGENERATED FORESTS. THIS RECENT HISTORY SUGGESTS THAT THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE OTHER ECOSYSTEM SERVICES MAY ALSO BE COMPROMISED, AND A SIGNIFICANT FRACTION OF THE FORESTED AREA BAN BE CONSIDERED AS DEGRADED. HOWEVER, THE COMPLEXITY OF SPECIES COMPOSITION AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE REGION MAKES A SPECIES-BY-SPECIES APPROACH TO REHABILITATION CHALLENGING. IN THIS PROJECT, WE WILL BUILD, TEST, AND EVALUATE A REHABILITATION FRAMEWORK CONSTRUCTED AROUND THE CONCEPTS OF FUNCTIONAL TRAIT-ECOSYSTEM SERVICE ASSOCIATIONS, FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY AND RESILIENCE. OUR OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO DESCRIBE NEW AND ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES THAT WILL INCREASE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RESILIENCE, WHILE ENHANCING LONG-TERM PRODUCTIVITY OF HIGH-VALUE TIMBER, AND PROVIDE ENHANCED GREENHOUSE GAS SEQUESTRATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NORTHERN FOREST REGION. WE USE EXISTING AND NEW FIELD DATA TO ADDRESS FOUR MAIN OBJECTIVES: EVALUATE FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY IN THE TREE COMMUNITY, EVALUATE FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY AMONG FOREST BIRDS AND SMALL MAMMALS, INTEGRATE COMMUNITY LINKAGES AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS, AND PROVIDE MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. OUR PROJECT COMBINES FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH WITH THE ASSESSMENT OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR REHABILITATION THAT WILL ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY AND THE VALUE AND RESILIENCY OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ON MILLIONS OF ACRES IN THE NORTHERN FOREST. · GrantIndex