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Accounting for growth potential: A framework for leveraging water temperature data in aquatic connectivity decisions

Published in: | Research Themes: Changes in Phenology, Fish, Vulnerability Assessments & Adaptation Planning

Lundberg, E.R., D.C. Dauwalter, J.B. Armstrong, B.W. Hodge, S.J. Wenger, and H.M. Neville. 2026. Accounting for growth potential: A framework for leveraging water temperature data in aquatic connectivity decisions. Fisheries:vuaf129.

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Alternative future vegetation pathways reveal potential transformations of western US ecosystems

Published in: | Research Themes: Alpine & Sub-Alpine Ecosystems, Forest & Woodland Ecosystems, Grassland Ecosystems, Resist-Accept-Direct Framework, Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems

Hoecker, T.J., K.T. Davis, C. Littlefield, J. Chandler, S. Parks, A. Maguire, K. Kemp, S. Yegorova, and S. Dobrowski. 2026. Alternative future vegetation pathways reveal potential transformations of western US ecosystems. Global Change Biology 32:e70795.

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Beyond optimality: Dryland ecosystems infrequently use water efficiently for carbon gain

Published in: | Research Themes: Changes in Precipitation, Forest & Woodland Ecosystems, Grassland Ecosystems, Increasing Temperatures, Plants, Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems

Reich, E.G., K. Samuels-Crow, J.B. Bradford, M. Litvak, D.R. Schlaepfer, and K. Ogle. 2026. Beyond optimality: Dryland ecosystems infrequently use water efficiently for carbon gain. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 378:110996.

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Fungi, fire, and feedbacks: Grasses and wildfire interact to alter ectomycorrhizal fungal communities and decrease tree seedling growth

Published in: | Research Themes: Forest & Woodland Ecosystems, Grassland Ecosystems, Wildfire

Trimber, G.M., S.C. Reed, J.B. Bradford, C. Lauria, T. Spector, R.J. Rondeau, M.L. Phillips, and C.A. Gehring. 2026. Fungi, fire, and feedbacks: Grasses and wildfire interact to alter ectomycorrhizal fungal communities and decrease tree seedling growth. Forest Ecology and Management 603:123197.

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Identifying climate‐change refugia for species management and conservation in the Pacific Northwest

Published in: | Research Themes: Amphibians & Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Refugia

John, A., J.L. Michalak, L.K. Svancara, C. Randels, and J.J. Lawler. 2026. Identifying climate‐change refugia for species management and conservation in the Pacific Northwest. Conservation Science and Practice 8:e70174.

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Improving climate services for Tribes: Recommendations from a national survey of service users and providers

Published in: | Research Themes: Tribal Community Resilience

Yazzie, K., D. Craig, K. Lynn, K. Whyte, N. Cooley, K. Cozzetto, J. Maldonado, and M. Krosby. 2026. Improving climate services for Tribes: Recommendations from a national survey of service users and providers. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society:BAMS-D-24-0182.1.

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Linking community-climate disequilibrium to ecosystem function

Published in: | Research Themes: Changes in Precipitation, Increasing Temperatures, Vulnerability Assessments & Adaptation Planning

Stemkovski, M., M.H. Cortez, J.R. Bernhardt, K.K. Bladen, J.B. Bradford, K. Clark‐Wolf, M.E.K. Evans, L.C. Johnson, A.J. Lynch, M.A. Pastore, M.L. Pinsky, C.R. Rollinson, O. Selmoni, A.P. Walker, J.W. Williams, and P.B. Adler. 2026. Linking community-climate disequilibrium to ecosystem function. Ecology Letters 29:e70314.

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Synthesizing ecological impacts and management responses from the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave to prepare for future extreme heat events

Published in: | Research Themes: Increasing Temperatures

Colberg, E., S. Kalafatis, D.M. Bell, M.H. Chang, P. Freeland, M. Horst, W.L. Loftin, C.T. Nolan, S. Vieira, S. Yegorova, and M. Krosby. 2026. Synthesizing ecological impacts and management responses from the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave to prepare for future extreme heat events. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 107:E396–E403.

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A characterization of hyporheic temperatures with applications for salmon habitat restoration in a thermally impaired river

Published in: | Research Themes: Aquatic Ecosystems, Fish, Refugia, Research Fellow Project

Jantsch, S., J.M. Helfield, L. Bodensteiner, K.L. Sobocinski, and A.G. Bunn. 2025. A characterization of hyporheic temperatures with applications for salmon habitat restoration in a thermally impaired river. Northwest Science 98.

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Amphibians reveal unexpectedly large differences in potential climate change responses among ecologically similar habitat specialists

Published in: | Research Themes: Amphibians & Reptiles, Invasive Species

Button, S.T., D.J. Brown, and J. Piovia-Scott. 2025. Amphibians reveal unexpectedly large differences in potential climate change responses among ecologically similar habitat specialists. Ecological Indicators 174:113488.

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