The Productivity and Sustainability of Southern Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Environment

Acknowledgments.- Contributors.- Section 1. An Introduction to Southern Forests in a Changing Environment.- 1. Southern Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Chemical and Physical Environment.- 2. General Circulation Model Scenarios for the Southern United States.- 3. Developing Policy-Relevant Global Climate Change Research.- Section 2. Global Change Impacts on Tree Physiology and Growth.- 4. Influence of Drought Stress on the Response of Shortleaf Pine to Ozone.- 5. Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide on the Growth and Physiology of Loblolly Pine.- 6. Environmental Stresses and Reproductive Biology of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) and Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida L.).- 7. Interactions of Elevated Carbon Dioxide, Nutrient Status, and Water Stress on Physiological Processes and Competitive Interactions Among Three Forest Tree Species.- 8. Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide Levels and Air Temperature on Carbon Assimilation of Loblolly Pine.- 9. An Investigation of the Impacts of Elevated Carbon Dioxide, Irrigation, and Fertilization on the Physiology and Growth of Loblolly Pine.- 10. Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxode, Water, and Nutrients on Photosynthesis, Stomatal Conductance, and Total Chlorophyll Content of Young Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Trees.- 11. Ecophysiological Response of Managed Loblolly Pine to Changes in Stand Environment.- 12. Dynamic Responses of Mature Forest Trees to Changes in Physical and Chemical Climate.- 13. Productivity of Natural Stands of Longleaf Pine in Relation to Competition and Climatic Factors.- 14. The Impacts of Acidic Deposition and Global Change on High Elevation Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forests.- 15. The Influences of Global Change on Tree Physiology and Growth.- Section 3. Modeling the Biophysical Effects of Global Change.- 16. Modeling Nutrient Uptake as a Component of Loblolly Pine Response to Environmental Stress.- 17. A Linked Model for Simulating Stand Development and Growth Processes of Loblolly Pine.- 18. MAESTRO Simulations of the Response of Loblolly Pine to Elevated Temperatures and Carbon Dioxide.- 19. Projections of Growth of Loblolly Pine Stands Under Elevated Temperatures and Carbon Dioxide.- 20. Modeling the Potential Sensitivity of Slash Pine Stem Growth to Increasing Temperature and Carbon Dixode.- 21. An Index for Assessing Climate Change and Elevated Carbon Dioxide Effects on Loblolly Pine Productivity.- 22. Predictions and Projections of Pine Productivity and Hydrology in Response to Climate Change Across the Southern United States.- 23. Scaling Up Physiological Responses of Loblolly Pine to Ambient Ozone Exposure Under Natural Weather Variations.- 24. Intregrating Research on Climate Change Effects on Loblolly Pine: A Probability Regional Modeling Approach.- 25. Projected Impacts of Global Climate Change on Forests and Water Resources of the Southeastern United States.- 26. Summary of Simulated Forest Responses to Climate Change in the Southeastern United States.- Section 4. The Effects of Climate Change on Forest Soils.- 27. Simulated Effects of Atmospheric Deposition and Species Change on Nutrient Cycling in Loblolly Pine and Mixed Deciduous Forests.- 28. Influence of Microclimate on Short-Term Litter Decomposition in Loblolly Pine Ecosystems.- 29. Soil Organic Matter and Soil Productivity: Searching for the Missing Link.- 30. Effects of Soil Warming on Organic Matter Decomposition and Soil-Nitrogen Cycling in a High Elevation Red Spruce Stand.- 31. Effects of Soil Warming, Atmospheric Deposition, and Elevated Carbon Dioxide on Forest Soils in the Southeastern United States.- Section 5. Disturbance Interactions With Global Change.- 32. Environmental Effects on Pine Tree Carbon Budgets and Resistance to Bark Beetles.- 33. Predictions of Southern Pine Beetle Populations Using a Forest Ecosystem Model.- 34. Soil Effects Mediate Interaction of Dogwood Anthracnose and Acidic Precipitation.- 35. Effects of Temperature and Drought Stress on Physiological Processes Associated With Oak Decline.- 36. Effects of Global Climate Change on Biodiversity in Forests of the Southern United States.- 37. Regional Climate Change in the Southern United States: The Implications for Wildfire Occurrence.- 38. Detecting and Predicting Climatic Variation from Old-Growth Baldcypress.- 39. Modeling the Differential Sensitivity of Loblolly Pine to Climatic Change Using Tree Rings.- 40. Global Change and Disturbance in Southern Forest Ecosystems.- Section 6. Socioeconomic Impacts of Global Change.- 41. Evaluation of Effects of Forestry and Agricultural Policies on Forest Carbon and Markets.- 42. Economic Dimensions of Climate Change Impacts on Southern Forests.- 43. Assessing Present Biological Information for Valuating the Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Softwood Stumpage Supply in the South.- 44. An Integrated Assessment of Climate Change on Timber Markets of the Southern United States.- 45. Integrating Local and Global Objectives in Forest Management: A Value-Based, Multiscalar Approach.- 46. Sensitivity of Protection Value to Forest Condition in the Southern Appalachian Spruce—Fir Forest.- 47. Economics and Global Climate Change.