NW CASC Researchers Headed to Annual Ecological Society of America Meeting

Researchers from the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center will be gathering at the 108th Annual Ecological Society of America meeting, to be held in Portland, Oregon the week of August 6-11.

This year’s theme seeks to help create an ESA for All Ecologists by providing programming to better engage private- and public-sector ecologists. This year’s conference will highlight projects that are implementing ecological science, collaborating across sectors, educating future scientists and decision makers, and disseminating basic and applied ecology research to those who need it most.

NW CASC Presentations at ESA

Monday August 7

Adapting at-risk species management for climate change induced phenological shifts 
NW CASC Presenter: Kelsey King, 2020 Research Fellow
When: Monday, August 7 |  2:00 PM – 2:15 PM PT 
Where: Room C120-121

Widespread foliage scorch in the wake of the 2021 heat dome heat wave in the Pacific Northwest: patterns, drivers of vulnerability, and lessons for future heatwaves
NW CASC Presenter: Adam Sibley, 2022 Research Fellow
When: Monday August 7 | 4:30 – 4:45 PM PT
Where: Room B118


Tuesday August 8

Scaling burn severity patterns across regions and fire regimes yields insights into historically climate-limited fire regimes
NW CASC Presenter: Michele Buonanduci, 2021 Research Fellow
When: Tuesday August 8 | 8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PT
Where: Room 257

Measuring and modeling post-fire forest trajectories in northwestern Cascadia
NW CASC Presenter: Jenna Morris, 2022 Research Fellow
When: Tuesday August 8 | 8:30 – 8:45 AM PT
Where: Room 257

Fire, northern spotted owls, and old forests in the Pacific Northwest
NW CASC Presenter: Jeremy Rockweit, 2019 Research Fellow
When: Tuesday August 8 | 1:30-1:45 PM PT
Where: Room 257

Mobile technology provides new insight into human-mediated routes of aquatic species invasions
NW CASC Presenter: Rachel Fricke, 2022 NW CASC Fellow
When: Tuesday August 8 | 4:00 – 4:15 PM PT
Where: Room B117

Using adaptive-capacity assessments to evaluate climate-change vulnerabilities, link to mechanisms of climatic influence, and identify potential climate-adaptation actions: An Oregon Coast example
Presenter: Erik Beever
NW CASC Co-author: Lindsey Thurman, Partnerships Ecologist
When: Tuesday, August 8 | 4:45 – 5:00 PM PT
Where: Room 254


Wednesday August 9

Impact of seasonal-to-annual climate on post-fire regeneration of western larch
NW CASC Presenter: Spencer Vieira, 2022 Research Fellow
When: Wednesday August 9 | 10:00 – 10:15 AM PT
Where: Room E141

Plant abundance influences riverine dissolved oxygen concentrations
NW CASC Presenter: Aaron Pelly, 2022 Research Fellow
When: Wednesday August 9 | 1:45 – 2:00 PM PT
Where: B116

POSTER SESSION: Developing a state of knowledge assessment to bridge climate change science and climate-smart management in the northwest USA
NW CASC Presenter: Emily Fusco, NW RISCC Coordinator
When: 5:00 – 6:30 PM PT
Where: ESA Exhibit Hall


Thursday August 10

SPECIAL SESSION: Practicing and Rewarding Co-production of Knowledge Within Universities
NW CASC Speaker: Meade Krosby, University Director
When: Thursday, August 10 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PT
Where: Room C124

SPECIAL SESSION: Climate Adaptation Science: Defining a New Field of Science and Practice
NW CASC Organizers: Nicole DeCrappeo, USGS Director; John B. Bradford, Research Ecologist; Lindsey Thurman
NW CASC Speakers: John Bradford, Lindsey Thurman
When: Thursday, August 10 | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PT
Where: Room D135

Widespread exposure to fire-regime change will transform conifer forests but ecosystem feedbacks may support persistence
NW CASC Presenter: Tyler Hoecker, Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral Fellow
When: Thursday August 10 | 3:45-4:00 PM PT
Where: Room 255

SPECIAL SESSION: Climate Adaptation in Practice: From Science to Service
NW CASC Organizers: Nicole DeCrappeo, Lindsey Thurman, John Bradford
NW CASC Presenters: Lindsey Thurman, Meade Krosby, Emily Fusco
When: Thursday, August 10 |  3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PT
Where: Room C124