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(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femcPredicted effects of deer abundance and reduced snow depth on tree regeneration These files show predicted change in tree regeneration (%) for different species or groups of species across the northeastern USA under scenarios of 50% increased or decreased abundance of white-tailed deer, and either current snow depth or 50% reduced snow depth. The intent of these layers is to visualize potential impacts of greater browsing pressure in a warmer future climate, as well as impacts of strategies to reduce deer browse.Forest Ecosystem Monitoring CooperativeAnthonyD'AmatocontentProviderMelissaPastorecontentProviderLucasHarriscontentProviderRegeneration of key tree species in the Northern Forest is threatened by a suite of factors including climate change, non-native pests and pathogens, disturbance and herbivory. Concerns over tree regeneration have led to calls to rethink forest management strategies including applications of different silvicultural systems, treatments to increase seedling survival and tree planting. In this project, funded by the Northeastern States Research Cooperative, we are building upon recently-developed methods that use a dataset from the nationwide forest inventory (FIA) in which tree seedling are tallied within six height classes. These methods are being applied to plots throughout the Northern Forest to assess what current tree regeneration patterns and trends imply for forest compositional shifts, future carbon storage and climate resilience.Deer and snow effects on tree regenerationPredicted effects of deer abundance and reduced snow depth on tree regeneration These files show predicted change in tree regeneration (%) for different species or groups of species across the northeastern USA under scenarios of 50% increased or decreased abundance of white-tailed deer, and either current snow depth or 50% reduced snow depth. The intent of these layers is to visualize potential impacts of greater browsing pressure in a warmer future climate, as well as impacts of strategies to reduce deer browse.VMC.1839.4110mySQLhttps://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/northern-forest-seedling-survival-and-sapling-recruitment/dataset/deer-snow-effects-tree-regeneration2025-06-01No AttributesNo Definitionno data