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Ancient Tree Guide no.5: Trees and climate change

A guide for those with responsibility for managing ancient trees and their responses to climate change.

Year of Publication2008

This guide is for anyone, including owners and land managers, tree officers, arboriculturists and foresters, wishing to understand the strengths and weaknesses of ancient trees in respect of their responses to climate change. It is intended to help those with responsibility for their management to ensure the continued survival of ancient trees and to assess any health and safety risks. Information is drawn from a number of sources in order to:• Suggest characteristics which may make ancient trees more or less resilient to climate change• Highlight areas where impacts are unknown but potentially significant• Identify what you can do to help trees live their lives to the full.

This item is categorised as follows

• Subject Collection > Environmental impact > Wildlife & biodiversity
• Subject Collection > Environmental impact
• Subject Collection > Environmental impact > Climate change
• Subject Collection > Trees & timber
• Subject Collection > Environmental impact > Landscape
• Subject Collection > Trees & timber > Amenity woodland

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