Talk:Assisted migration of forests in North America/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Artem.G (talk · contribs) 16:08, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi, I'll be reviewing this article, it would take me a few days to go through the text and sources, so i will post my comments in several bunches. Artem.G (talk) 16:08, 2 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I just noticed this effort was going on here. I don't have time to get involved here, except I needed to add a para to the Whitebark Pine section about when Canada declared it endangered (2012) and when U.S. declared it "threatened" (Dec 2022). (I did that earlier today.)
 * PLEASE DON'T CHANGE IT TOO MUCH for a week or two. 60 Minutes CBS news journalists (USA television) contacted me about this topic — and I keep sending them to elements on this wikipedia page. It and the references are very useful, exactly as they are. After 60 Minutes finishes their research for a program, then you all can go at it once again — and I will take the time then to see if I can assist in any way what you are doing.Cbarlow (talk) 22:46, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Comments/questions
 * "The Western Larch (Larix occidentalis) " - shouldn't be capitalized
 * "Change in Photosynthetic Activity in Northern Forests 1982–2003; NASA Earth Observatory" - shouldn't be capitalized, and would be great to have a source cited
 * drought in the Sierra mountains[disambiguation needed]
 * "A classic paper " - why is it classic? I would remove this word, but I'm not a forestry expert.
 * "She concluded, "To track climatic changes in the future, caused by the greenhouse effect, however, their range limit would need to move northward 100 km per °C warming.... Many species of trees may not be able to disperse rapidly enough to track climate, and woodland herbs, which have less efficient seed dispersal mechanisms, may be in danger of extinction."" - quotes should be referenced right after them.
 * "A 2016 review article defines forestry assisted migration as" - why this source used for the definition? was that review highly influential in its field?
 * Also maybe Assisted migration can be added as { {Main|} } article for that section?
 * "Forestry assisted migration - 3 types (Williams and Dumroese 2013, USA Forest Service)" - Williams and Dumroese 2013 should be referenced
 * "Native bark beetles are now able to kill even the highest elevation trees (Engelmann spruce)" - links to Engelmann spruce and Wolf Creek Pass
 * "2012 paper led by John Pedlar (with seven other Canadian foresters as coauthors, plus one American)" - why should it be highlighted here?
 * "The authors wrote, "Forestry assisted migration could be viewed as an example of the larger concept of ecosystem services assisted migration, in which species are moved with the primary goal of maintaining a flow of ecosystem services."" - please move reference right after the quote, and not only here, but everywhere.
 * for example, here "In addition to the usual attention to dominant canopy tree species, the authors wrote: "Understory plant species associating with tree species may also have significant influences on productivity, nutrient cycling, and ecosystem stability, and therefore could be a consideration for co-migration with trees to aid in successful establishment when they improve these forest attributes.""
 * ""Transition" results from assisted migration of more southerly tree species. Figure 1 in Linda Nagel et al., 2017, "Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change," Journal of Forestry." would be great to have a real ref with doi here
 * "A collaborative team led by U.S. Forest Service staff published a climate-adaptation document in 2017 that included (p. 32) this list of tree species with ranges southward of Chicago that are already capable of living northward." - ref needed
 * "(Asimina triloba)" - all latin names should be italized

That's all for now, will return to it tomorrow. Artem.G (talk) 16:08, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for accepting to review this article. I finally had some time this weekend to make the necessary changes you highlighted above. As for your question about the choice of the 2016 review article for the definition of Assisted migration, I will refer the question to user:cbarlow, who added this part in the article. Mottezen (talk) 22:36, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the changes, I will return to the article in the next few days, need to check sources. Artem.G (talk) 12:27, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

More comments:
 * "Forestry assisted migration - 3 types[25]" -> "3 types of ..."
 * "Researchers in conservation biology were the first to publish papers on the pros and cons of using assisted migration" - I think that dates are needed here. "Where the first" - when it was?
 * "Forestry professionals and scholars, of course, have debated the pros" - 'of course' is not needed
 * " provoked immediate uproar and controversy in the scientific community." - need to be rephrased. The source cited is titled ""Why we disagree about assisted migration: Ethical implications of a key debate regarding the future of Canada's forests"." - disagreement is not exactly 'uproar'
 * " Indeed, Assisted migration in forestry would not serve the purpose" - 'Indeed' seems to be unneeded here
 * "The Canadian Forest Service also produced research showing foresters can benefit from also relocating forest understory plant" - second 'also' is not needed
 * " The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS) focuses on the northeastern quadrant of the United States. " - their focus on that quandrant is not connected with the text, not sure it's needed
 * "Conservation biologists who specialize in animal species have argued against the term assisted migration because, unlike trees and other plants, some animals undertake seasonal or annual migrations.[34]" - 'biologists' are plural, but the source is by Seddon, Philip J. Is this statement widespread?
 * "In 2018 a review paper written by 43 international co-authors[57] (only two of whom are based in North America) stated," - why the gloss about two authors out of 43 is needed?
 * "stated, "The term 'assisted colonization', adopted ..." - the quote is long, better to move it to
 * " the term 'managed relocation' may also be offensive," - the ref is to Barlow, Connie. "Part 4. Decolonizing Scientific Language", so maybe it's better to write something like: "Connie Barlow wrote that ...".
 * "The term "invasive species" was replaced either by a new term, "non-local beings," or by an Ojibwe phrase, "Bakaan ingoji ga-ondaadag," which is defined as "that which comes from somewhere else and now resides here." The document summarized the importance of word choice in this way:" and the quote are unsourced
 * "Noah Jansen, conservationist staff, explains, "I don't know which of these species are going to thrive in 50 or 100 years. So we cast the net broad and try to have something there that creates habitat for wildlife, sources of cultural significance for tribal members and areas to hunt and gather."[63]" - deadlink, would be great if either archive or any other link be provided. Added archive though I can open the link just fine
 * "Centuries ago, the arrival of colonizers" - can better range be provided? "From 1700s" or something similar, maybe?
 * "Research, including study of provenance trials already in place, is ongoing " - 'ongoing' would benefit from some exact date
 * "But there are also values and stakeholder priorities to consider." - what are these values and priorities? And who are these stakeholders? I just removed that sentence
 * "Oyamel Fir, Abies religiosa is the focal tree." - what is 'focal tree'?
 * " indicated by weak recruitment of seedlings" - what does it mean?
 * "First-year survival was strong for southerly sourced seedlings of both Douglas-fir and incense cedar." - unreferenced
 * "Because deer herbivory of incense cedar, as well as western red-cedar," - can this be rephrased? I just removed that paragraph because it goes into too much detail on a minor project
 * "However, the photo at right shows" - in mobile browser it would be 'right'See above
 * "Douglas-fir canopy" - is the dash needed? Dash is acceptable, see Douglas-fir
 * "The tallest tree in the world is Coast redwood; the most massive tree is the closely related Giant sequoia. Both have non-overlapping native ranges limited to California, although coast redwood extends a few miles northward along the southern-most coast of Oregon. Both species have been planted as landscaping trees in urban areas hundreds of miles northward of their native ranges." - unreferenced
 * " The legendary fire resistance " - if it's a quote, it need to be sourced. If not, rephrased.

Please ping me once it's done, and mark what's done to track the progress. I will check sources now (I'm in the middle of this). Artem.G (talk) 07:23, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I finished all these corrections. As for your question on the definition, I emailed Connie Barlow about it and here was her answer:


 * As to the need to take another look at the BEST DEFINITION AND SOURCE for "assisted migration" specifically from a forestry in North America standpoint, I did a quick look at other possibilites than the existing 2016 review article definition that is there now.


 * I can't find anything that is a clear improvement — especially because we should be seeking out just the FORESTRY angle, and not contaminate it with the contentious and animal-centric, endangered species emphasis in conservation biology.


 * Ideally, we would take the DEFINITION from the two really key earliest FORESTRY papers with assisted migration in their titles: Williams and Dumroese 2013, Journal of Forestry ... OR... Pedlar et al. 2012 "Placing Forestry in the Assisted Migration Debate," but those definitions are technical and not memorable. (We already cite both of those papers elsewhere in the wkipedia page.)
 * Mottezen (talk) 23:00, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the changes, everything looks good! Images are fine, though some (File:Engelmann spruce killed by native beetles.jpg, File:Redwood-seabeck-wa.jpg, File:Laurelhurst-giant-sequoia.jpg) are not of the highest quality (though still are useful, so it's not a problem). I moved some images to the left, it was too many of them on one side. Sources are good, I've checked some and see no problems. Article is in good shape and so is a GA now, congratulations! Artem.G (talk) 11:22, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, It was a pleasure working with you throughout this process! Mottezen (talk) 22:10, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

A terrific 2-part new series (Aug & Sept 2022) to add to this page
@Mottezen - The Pacific NW (mostly WA and OR but also BC in these articles) was posted Aug and Sept by a journalist news service for that region. Part 1 was already picked up and printed here: https://columbiainsight.org/pac-nws-trees-of-life-are-dying-now-we-know-why/

Part 2 is just published on the news-share site (similar to Yale Environment360 that posts stuff for news and magazines to use). You can see Part 2 still on the journalist group site: https://www.invw.org/2022/09/15/the-forest-service-is-experimenting-with-relocating-tree-species-to-save-them-from-climate-change/

I haven't begun to think how to add the core of the content of these 2 articles to this wikipedia page. Do you want to handle that? Or shall I? Cbarlow (talk) 17:00, 20 September 2022 (UTC)