...prices and competitive pressures are very likely to stress some farmers, while benefiting consumers. 6. Near-term increase in forest growth Forest productivity...disease will possibly decrease forest productivity. ln addition, climate change is likely to cause long-term shifts in forest species, such as sugar maples...

...prices and competitive pressures are very likely to stress some farmers, while benefiting consumers. 6. Near-term increase in forest growth. Forest productivity...decrease forest productivity. In addition, climate change is likely to cause long-term shifts in forest species, such as sugar maples moving north out of the...

...prices and competitive pressures are very likely to stress some farmers, while benefiting consumers. 6. Near-term increase in forest growth. Forest productivity...decrease forest productivity. In addition, climate change is likely to cause long-term shifts in forest species, such as sugar maples moving north out of the...

...water-use efficiency. Such changes could result in ecological benefits and additional storage of carbon. Over the longer term, changes in larger-scale processes, such as fire, insects, droughts, and disease, could decrease forest productivity. In addition, climate change is likely to cause long-term shifts...

...Near-term increase in forest growth Timber inventories will shift from softwoods to hardwoods and will increase over the next several decades in some areas...decrease forest productivity. In addition, climate change is likely to cause permanent shifts in forest species. Damage to coastal and permafrost areas Sea level,...