Operationalizing forest-assisted migration

Operationalizing forest-assisted migration in the context of climate change adaptation: Examples from the eastern USA

As climate conditions continue to shift, understanding forest assisted migration as a possible adaptation tool is increasingly necessary. In 2022, Palik et al. led this important research on forest assisted migration (FAM), highlighting several case studies, providing a discussion on perceptions and risks of FAM, and creating a conceptual framework to guided operational forest-assisted migration (see bel0w):

Figure from Palik et al. (2022): Conceptual framework for operationalized forest-assisted migration (FAM), developed with practitioners in mind and suitable as a standalone adaptive management cycle or nested within a climate adaptation process such as the Adaptation Workbook. PE, assisted population expansion; RE, assisted range expansion; SM, assisted species migration.

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