Northeastern Minnesota forests are vulnerable to declines in boreal tree species at their southern range limits. Temperate tree species may have a competitive advantage in this region as the climate warms. Enhancing the adaptive capacity of northern forests requires a multifaceted approach, one that involves cooperative relations given the region’s complex ownership patterns. In this context, a nongovernment conservation organization and public land-management agencies are partnering to test climate-informed forest management approaches, including: (1) Resilience, targeting northern conifer planting at “climate-resilient sites” with suitable microclimates to sustain boreal species over time; (2) Transition, catalyzing the shift to a temperate forest matrix using within-range plantings of native, climate-adapted tree species. Deployed together, Resilience and Transition strategies can help the Northwoods shift towards future forest conditions. Results from this work will help land managers make informed decisions about forest management and enhance landscape resilience in a changing climate.

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应对气候变化的合作伙伴关系：美国明尼苏达州诺斯伍德的适应性林业和针叶树据点项目

明尼苏达州东北部的森林在其南部范围极限处很容易遭受北方树种的衰退。随着气候变暖，温带树种可能在该地区具有竞争优势。增强北部森林的适应能力需要采取多方面的方法，鉴于该地区复杂的所有权模式，这种方法涉及合作关系。在这种情况下，一个非政府保护组织和公共土地管理机构正在合作测试以气候为依据的森林管理方法，其中包括：（1）抵御力，将北方针叶树的种植定位在“气候适应点”上，并在适当的微气候下维持北方物种随着时间的推移; （2）过渡，利用在当地种植适应气候变化的树种，促进向温带森林矩阵的过渡。一起部署 复原力和转型策略可以帮助Northwoods转向未来的森林条件。这项工作的结果将有助于土地管理者在森林管理方面做出明智的决定，并在不断变化的气候中增强景观适应力。