Publications & Reports

Learn more about NW CASC-funded research in these publications.

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A climatic dipole drives short- and long-term patterns of post-fire forest recovery in the western US

Published in: | Research Themes: Wildfire

Littlefield, C.E., S.Z. DobrowskiJ.T. AbatzoglouS.A. Parks, and K.T. Davis. 2020. A climatic dipole drives short- and long-term patterns of post-fire forest recovery in the western US. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117:29730-29737.

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Application of empirical land-cover changes to construct climate change scenarios in federally managed lands

Published in: | Research Themes: Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems

Soulard, C.E., and M. Rigge. 2020. Application of empirical land-cover changes to construct climate change scenarios in federally managed lands. Remote Sensing 12:2360.

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Application of UAV imagery to detect and quantify submerged filamentous algae and rooted macrophytes in a non-wadeable river

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Kislik, C., L. Genzoli, A. Lyons, and M. Kelly. 2020. Application of UAV imagery to detect and quantify submerged filamentous algae and rooted macrophytes in a non-wadeable river. Remote Sensing 12:1-24.

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Biophysical knowledge of climate-driven, post-fire vegetation transitions in the Northwest

Published in: | Research Themes: Wildfire

Davis, K.T., D. Lyons, and C. Walls. 2020. Biophysical knowledge of climate-driven, post-fire vegetation transitions in the Northwest. Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, University of Washington, Seattle.

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Building capacity for societally engaged climate science by transforming science training

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Rozance, M.A., M. Krosby, A. Meadow, A. Snover, D. Ferguson, and G. Owen. 2020. Building capacity for societally engaged climate science by transforming science training. Environmental Research Letters 15:125008.

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Changing wildfire, changing forests: the effects of climate change on fire regimes and vegetation in the Pacific Northwest, USA

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

Halofsky, J.E., D.L. Peterson, and B.J. Harvey. 2020. Changing wildfire, changing forests: the effects of climate change on fire regimes and vegetation in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Fire Ecology 16:1-26.

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Climate change shifts in habitat suitability and phenology of huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum)

Published in: | Research Themes: Changes in Phenology, Plants

Prevey, J.S., L.E. Parker, C.A. Harrington, C.T. Lamb, and M.F. Proctor. 2020. Climate change shifts in habitat suitability and phenology of huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum). Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 280:107803.

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Climate-induced expansions of invasive species in the Pacific Northwest, North America: a synthesis of observations and projections

Published in: | Research Themes: Invasive Species

Kovach, R., J.A. Gervais, A. Sepulveda, R. Al-Chokhachy, J.J. Giersch, and C.C. Muhlfeld. 2020. Climate-induced expansions of invasive species in the Pacific Northwest, North America: a synthesis of observations and projections. Biological Invasions 22:2163–2183.

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Combining physical and species‐based approaches improves refugia identification

Published in: | Research Themes: Refugia

Michalak, J.L., D. Stralberg, J.M. Cartwright, and J.J. Lawler. 2020. Combining physical and species‐based approaches improves refugia identification. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 18:254–260.

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Disturbance refugia within mosaics of fire, drought, and insect outbreaks

Krawchuk, M.A., G.W. Meigs, J. Cartwright, J.D. Coop, R. Davis, A. Holz, C. Kolden, and A.J.H. Meddens. 2020. Disturbance refugia within mosaics of fire, drought, and insect outbreaks. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 18:235-244.

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