  {"id":24636,"date":"2021-10-01T10:49:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T14:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?p=24636"},"modified":"2021-10-01T10:49:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T14:49:14","slug":"weiskittel-co-authors-new-study-on-shifts-in-forest-density","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2021\/10\/01\/weiskittel-co-authors-new-study-on-shifts-in-forest-density\/","title":{"rendered":"Weiskittel co-authors new study on shifts in forest density"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3474 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/02\/Aaron-Profile.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Weiskittel\" width=\"171\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/02\/Aaron-Profile.jpg 200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/02\/Aaron-Profile-105x120.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/>A new study of trends in tree-size density in the United States over the past two decades could assist scientists, managers and policymakers in decision-making related to future forest carbon trajectories, land use planning, potential risks to disturbance, and strategies to increase resilience of U.S. forests in global change.<\/p>\n<p>The study, published in the journal<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-021-98244-w\">\u00a0Scientific Reports<\/a>, was co-authored by USDA Forest Service research forester Chris Woodall and 91¸£Àû professor <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/people\/aaron-weiskittel\/\">Aaron Weiskittel<\/a>, who directs the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests and is a Mitchell Center faculty fellow.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story at <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/blog\/2021\/09\/22\/increasingly-crowded-u-s-forests\/?fbclid=IwAR0jLd1QUHKHQtjHS5bzlXHRlNWdWcDWssSCX_vL1T22_INwBBPr3yDpXPo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">91¸£Àû News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study of trends in tree-size density in the United States over the past two decades could assist scientists, managers and policymakers in decision-making related to future forest carbon trajectories, land use planning, potential risks to disturbance, and strategies to increase resilience of U.S. forests in global change. 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