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

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, 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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Climate change impacts on plant communities in the sagebrush region—A science synthesis to inform Bureau of Land Management resource management

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, Sagebrush Steppe

Carpenter, S.M., M.C. Holdrege, D.R. Schlaepfer, J. Phillips, P. Griffin, W.K. Lauenroth, and J.B. Bradford. 2025. Climate change impacts on plant communities in the sagebrush region—A science synthesis to inform Bureau of Land Management resource management. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report: 2025–5045.

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Detection of deer at remote camera sites in relation to snow conditions

Vega, K.S.A.M. MarshallL.K. SvancaraD.E. Ausband, and T.E. Link2025Detection of deer at remote camera sites in relation to snow conditions. Journal of Wildlife Management: e70088.

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Exposure of larval pinto abalone to ocean acidification and warming negatively impacts survival, settlement, and size

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, Invertebrates

Bates, E.H., R.N. Crim, J.V. Bouma, J. Toft, and J.L. Padilla-Gamiño. 2025. Exposure of larval pinto abalone to ocean acidification and warming negatively impacts survival, settlement, and size. Scientific Reports 15:15797.

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Extreme heatwave causes immediate, widespread mortality of forest canopy foliage, highlighting modes of forest sensitivity to extreme heat

Sibley, A., C. Still, M. Gregory, C. Harrington, D. Shaw, N. Ferrari, A. Dye, M. Schulze, G. Howe, D.E. Rupp, C. Daly, D. DePinte, C.E. Naficy, C. Hart, and D.M. Bell. 2025. Extreme heatwave causes immediate, widespread mortality of forest canopy foliage, highlighting modes of forest sensitivity to extreme heat. Global Change Biology 31:e70571.

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Florigen and antiflorigen gene expression correlates with reproductive state in a marine angiosperm, Zostera marina

Published in: | Research Themes: Research Fellow Project, UPDATED, Coastal Ecosystems, Plants

Nolan, C.T., I. Campbell, A. Farrell-Sherman, B.A. Briones Ortiz, C. Yang, K.A. Naish, V.S. Di Stilio, J.E. Kaldy, C. Donoghue, J.L. Ruesink, and T. Imaizumi. 2025. Florigen and antiflorigen gene expression correlates with reproductive state in a marine angiosperm, Zostera marina. iScience 28:113082.

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Linking aquatic vegetation structure with ecosystem metabolism throughout the Klamath River, California, USA

Genzoli, L., and R.O. Hall. 2025. Linking aquatic vegetation structure with ecosystem metabolism throughout the Klamath River, California, USA. Ecological Applications 35:e70089.

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Spatial climate analogs in climate change research, impact assessment, and decision-making

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, Forests & Woodlands, Resist-Accept-Direct Framework, Wildfire

Yegorova, S.V., S.Z. Dobrowski, L. Yung, S.A. Parks, R.K. Bocinsky, K.T. Davis, C. Littlefield, M.P. Maneta, C. Wyborn, P. Wurster, R. Rank, D. Brinkerhoff, and T. Colligan. 2025. Spatial climate analogs in climate change research, impact assessment, and decision-making. BioScience:biaf031.

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Warming seawater temperature and nutrient depletion alters microbial community composition on a foundational canopy kelp species

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, Coastal Ecosystems, Increasing Temperatures, Plants

Molnar, N.B., B.L. Weigel, R.J. Fales, and C.A. Pfister. 2025. Warming seawater temperature and nutrient depletion alters microbial community composition on a foundational canopy kelp species. Environmental Microbiology 27:e70077.

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A fast spectral recovery does not necessarily indicate post-fire forest recovery

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, Forests & Woodlands, Wildfire

Celebrezze, J.V., M.C. Franz, R.A. Andrus, A.T. Stahl, M. Steen-Adams, and A.J.H. Meddens. 2024. A fast spectral recovery does not necessarily indicate post-fire forest recovery. Fire Ecology 20:54.

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