Economic modeling of effects of climate change on the forest sector and mitigation options
Subtitle: a compendium of briefing papers
By: Ralph J. Alig ... [et al.].
Contributors: Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)
Series: General technical report PNW -- GTR-833; General technical report PNW -- 833.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
Subjects: Forest management; Climatic changes; Carbon sequestration; Forests and forestry
Description: 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.
Notes: Title from cover.

"October 2010."

Includes bibliographical references.

Available also in electronic format on the Internet.