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Review
. 2007 Dec 11;104(50):19697-702.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0701424104. Epub 2007 Dec 6.

Climate change impacts on forestry

Andrei P Kirilenko  1 , Roger A Sedjo
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Review

Climate change impacts on forestry

Andrei P Kirilenko et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .

Abstract

Changing temperature and precipitation pattern and increasing concentrations of atmospheric CO(2) are likely to drive significant modifications in natural and modified forests. Our review is focused on recent publications that discuss the changes in commercial forestry, excluding the ecosystem functions of forests and nontimber forest products. We concentrate on potential direct and indirect impacts of climate change on forest industry, the projections of future trends in commercial forestry, the possible role of biofuels, and changes in supply and demand.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Global wood harvest (including wood fuel) computed on a per-country base, m3/km2 (7). White areas correspond to low harvest or no data.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
The trends in global timber production, billion m3 (7).
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