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Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Southern
Pine Forests
Dr. Lisa Samuelson Alumni Professor, Dwain G. Luce Professor of ForestrySchool of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences
Developing Tools for Ecological Forestry and Carbon Management in Longleaf Pine
Dr. Lisa Samuelson (Lead PI), Auburn UniversityCo-PIs from University of Florida, USDA Forest Service
Total Funding for 5 years:$2.6 millionAU: $2.0 million
Developing Tools for Ecological Forestry and Carbon Management in Longleaf Pine
3% longleaf pine forest remains, majority on federal lands. Integrated natural resource management by DoD requires tools for ecological forestry and C management.
Project goals:1. Develop models to simulate growth and C sequestration of longleaf pine
forests on DoD forest lands. 2. Support model calibration and validation by quantifying ecosystem C pools
and developing biometric and allometric functions.3. Simulate the effects of land use practices and forest management on life-
cycle C balance, biodiversity, and sustained ecological yield.
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Pine Integrated Network: Education, Mitigation, and Adaptation Project
A NIFA-Funded Climate Change
Coordinated Agricultural Project (CAP)
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The Pine Integrated Network: Education, Mitigation, and Adaptation Project (PINEMAP) is a Coordinated Agricultural Project funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Award #2011-68002-30185. For more information, visit http://www.pinemap.org.
~126 team members, 11 southeastern universities plus the USDA Forest ServiceTotal Funding $20 million over 5 years, AU $580,000
Pine Integrated Network: Education, Mitigation, and Adaptation project (PINEMAP) is a Coordinated Agricultural Project funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Award #2011-68002-30185
Goals
To create, synthesize, and disseminate the necessary knowledge to enable southern forest landowners to• harness loblolly pine forest productivity to mitigate atmospheric
CO2;
• more efficiently utilize nitrogen and other fertilizer inputs; and• adapt their forest management approaches to increase resilience
in the face of changing climate.
www.PINEMAP.org