Sustainability of culturally important teepee poles on Mescalero Apache Tribal Lands: Characteristics and climate change effects

Mockta, Tyler K.; Fulé, Peter Z.; Meador, Andrew J. Sánchez; Padilla, Thora; Kim, Yeon-Su

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2018.08.017

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“…As cultural services, we used the density of Douglas fir trees between 7.7 to 27.9 cm in diameter (Mockta et al. 2018) to indicate the abundance of teepee poles and Gambel oak density as an indicator of material for arbors. Serving as habitat or supporting services, we used the number of large trees (LT), larger than 65 cm, to indicate the potential number of occupied hollow‐bearing trees (Dewalt et al.…”

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“…We identified a species as potentially foundational when the species was locally abundant and had at least two of the following traits and characteristics: (1) characterized the ecosystem; these species influence the diversity of associated species with their abundance and size, (2) had multiple non-trophic connections with other plant and animal species, e.g., facilitation, and (3) had cultural value (Ellison et al 2005, 2019, Ellison 2019. We identified Douglas fir as the potential foundation species for spruce fir and C-MC forests as it is the most abundant tree species and it has cultural importance for the Tribe for its commercial use and its use in sacred ceremonies (Mockta et al 2018). Within D-MC, ponderosa pine forests, and oak-pine woodlands, we identified ponderosa pine as the potential foundation species.…”

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Trends of forest and ecosystem services changes in the Mescalero Apache Tribal Lands

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Padilla

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Forests are critically important for the provision of ecosystem services. The Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico, USA, are a hotspot for conservation management and the Mescalero Apache Tribe's homeland. The multiple ecosystem services and functions and its high vulnerability to changes in climate conditions make their forests of ecological, cultural, and social importance. We used data from the Mescalero Apache Tribal Lands (MATL) Continuous Forest Inventory over 30 yr to analyze changes in the structure and composition of ecosystems as well as trends in ecosystem services. Many provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting services were shared among the MATL ecosystems and were tied to foundational species dominance, which could serve as a reliable indicator of ecosystem functioning. Our analysis indicates that the MATL are in an ongoing transition from conifer forests to woodlands with declines in two foundation species, quaking aspen and ponderosa pine, linked to past forest management and changing climate. In addition, we detected a decrease in species richness and tree size variability, amplifying the risk of forest loss in a rapid climatic change. Continuous permanent plots located on a dense grid (1 × 1 km) such as the ones monitored by the Bureau of Indian Affairs are the most detailed data available to estimate forests multiresource transitions over time. Native lands across the USA could serve as the leading edge of detecting decadal‐scale forest changes and tracking climate impacts.

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Trends of forest and ecosystem services changes in the Mescalero Apache Tribal Lands

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Padilla

et al. 2021

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“…Many studies using Climate-FVS have examined numerous future climate scenarios [23][24][25][27][28][29] and found that greater deviation from current climate increases the likelihood of changes in forest structure and composition. With that in mind, we chose to investigate a moderate future climate scenario, i.e.…”

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“…The western variants of this model include a climate extension named Climate-FVS [21,22]. Previous studies have used Climate-FVS to investigate carbon dynamics [23][24][25], examine future species composition [26], identify forest trajectories on a post-wildland fire landscape [23,27,28], and maintain culturally important forest conditions [29,30]. Recently, Climate-FVS results have also been used to parameterize spatially explicit climate change models that account for natural processes such as fire spread and seed dispersal [31,32] and have been integrated with spatially explicit landscape models [33].…”

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Hundred year projected carbon loads and species compositions for four National Forests in the northwestern USA

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Background: Forests are an important component of the global carbon balance, and climate sensitive growth and yield models are an essential tool when predicting future forest conditions. In this study, we used the dynamic climate capability of the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) to simulate future (100 year) forest conditions on four National Forests in the northwestern USA: Payette National Forest (NF), Ochoco NF, Gifford Pinchot NF, and Siuslaw NF. Using Forest Inventory and Analysis field plots, aboveground carbon estimates and species compositions were simulated with Climate-FVS for the period between 2016 and 2116 under a no climate change scenario and a future climate scenario. We included a sensitivity analysis that varied calculated disturbance probabilities and the dClim rule, which is one method used by Climate-FVS to introduce climate-related mortality. The dClim rule initiates mortality when the predicted climate change at a site is greater than the change in climate associated with a predetermined shift in elevation. Results:Results of the simulations indicated the dClim rule influenced future carbon projections more than estimates of disturbance probability. Future aboveground carbon estimates increased and species composition remained stable under the no climate change scenario. The future climate scenario we tested resulted in less carbon at the end of the projections compared to the no climate change scenarios for all cases except when the dClim rule was disengaged on the Payette NF. Under the climate change scenario, species compositions shifted to climatically adapted species or early successional species. Conclusion:This research highlights the need to consider climate projections in long-term planning or future forest conditions may be unexpected. Forest managers and planners could perform similar simulations and use the results as a planning tool when analyzing climate change effects at the National Forest level.

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“…For instance, the Mescalero Apache tribe aims to actively manage their tribal forestland for the availability of Douglas fir teepee poles (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) and other cultural uses [93]). Other tribes, including the Karuk Tribe of California and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, have forest resource management plans that include objectives to promote the availability of traditional foods and artisanal materials [94,95].…”

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Sustainable Forest Management for Nontimber Products

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Many of the plants and fungi that are harvested for nontimber products (e.g., foods, medicines, crafts) are critical to healthy forest ecosystems. These products also are essential to rural societies, contributing to the material and nonmaterial composition of communities and cultures. Product sales make important contributions at all economic scales, from household to national economies. Nontimber forest products (NTFPs) have been harvested for generations, sometimes centuries, yet they are seldom integrated into forest management. Few methods exist for inventory and assessment, and there is little evidence that harvests are sustainable. This article examines three elements of sustainable forest management for nontimber products: sociocultural, economic, and ecological, and elaborates with detailed examples of edible and medicinal species from United States (U.S.) forests. We synthesize the state of knowledge and emerging issues, and identify research priorities that are needed to advance sustainable management of NTFPs in the United States. Despite their social, economic, and ecological values, many of these species and resources are threatened by the overuse and lack of management and market integration. Sustainable management for nontimber products is attainable, but much research and development is needed to ensure the long-term sustainability of these resources and their cultural values, and to realize their economic potentials.

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Sustainability of culturally important teepee poles on Mescalero Apache Tribal Lands: Characteristics and climate change effects

Cited by 18 publications

References 34 publications

Trends of forest and ecosystem services changes in the Mescalero Apache Tribal Lands

Trends of forest and ecosystem services changes in the Mescalero Apache Tribal Lands

Hundred year projected carbon loads and species compositions for four National Forests in the northwestern USA

Sustainable Forest Management for Nontimber Products

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