LANDSCAPE CHANGES IN THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT

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LANDSCAPE CHANGES IN THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT

• THE ROLE OF SPATIAL SCALES AND UNCERTAINTY IN
  LANDSCAPE-LEVEL DECISION MAKING

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GOALS OF WORKSHOP

• Identify key landscape level resource issues/
  trends in the GA-SC Piedmont
• Identify key technical issues
• Synthesize discussion into recommendations and
  action items 
• Products

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Technical issues

• System monitoring for impacts/ gains
• Predictive modeling of decisions and other
  factors
• Data needed to reduce uncertainty about key
  processes
• Methods for deriving optimal management strategies

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Products

• Proposal for research funding
• Publications
• Formation of teams for future work
• Connection to existing teams (Resilience
  Alliance)