Publications & Reports
Learn more about NW CASC-funded research in these publications.
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Appropriate sample size for monitoring burned pastures sagebrush steppe: how many plots are enough, and can one size fit all?
Applestein, C., M.J. Germino, D.S. Pilliod, M.R. Fisk, and R.S. Arkle. 2018. Appropriate sample size for monitoring burned pastures sagebrush steppe: how many plots are enough, and can one size fit all? Rangeland Ecology & Management 71: 721-726.
Are survivors different? Genetic-based selection of trees by mountain pine beetle during a climate change-driven outbreak in a high-elevation pine forest
Six, D. L., C. Vergobbi, and M. Cutter. 2018. Are survivors different? Genetic-based selection of trees by mountain pine beetle during a climate change-driven outbreak in a high-elevation pine forest. Frontiers in Plant Science 9:993.
Assessing the effectiveness of riparian restoration projects using Landsat and precipitation data from the cloud-computing application ClimateEngine.org
Hausner, M. B., J. L. Huntington, C. Nash, C. Morton, D. J. McEvoy, D. S. Pilliod, K. C. Hegewisch, B. Daudert, J. T. Abatzoglou, and G. Grant. 2018. Assessing the effectiveness of riparian restoration projects using Landsat and precipitation data from the cloud-computing application ClimateEngine.org. Ecological Engineering 120:432–440.
Climate-related variation in plant peak biomass and growth phenology across Pacific Northwest tidal marshes
Buffington, K. J., B. D. Dugger, and K. M. Thorne. 2018. Climate-related variation in plant peak biomass and growth phenology across Pacific Northwest tidal marshes. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 202:212–221.
Distribution and protection of climatic refugia in North America
Michalak, J. L., J. J. Lawler, D. R. Roberts, and C. Carroll. 2018. Distribution and protection of climatic refugia in North America. Conservation Biology 32:1414–1425.
El Niño increases high-tide flooding in tidal wetlands along the U.S. Pacific Coast
Goodman, A. C., K. M. Thorne, K. J. Buffington, C. M. Freeman, and C. N. Janousek. 2018. El Niño increases high-tide flooding in tidal wetlands along the U.S. Pacific Coast. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 123:3162–3177.
Enhancement of a parsimonious water balance model to simulate surface hydrology in a glacierized watershed
Valentin, M. M., R. J. Viger, A. E. Van Beusekom, L. E. Hay, T. S. Hogue, and N. L. Foks. 2018. Enhancement of a parsimonious water balance model to simulate surface hydrology in a glacierized watershed. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 123:1116–1132.
Evaluating the Mid-Infrared Bi-spectral Index for improved assessment of low-severity fire effects in a conifer forest
McCarley, T. R., A. M. S. Smith, C. A. Kolden, and J. Kreitler. 2018. Evaluating the Mid-Infrared Bi-spectral Index for improved assessment of low-severity fire effects in a conifer forest. International Journal of Wildland Fire 27:407.
Fire intensity impacts on post-fire temperate coniferous forest net primary productivity
Sparks, A. M., C. A. Kolden, A. M. S. Smith, L. Boschetti, D. M. Johnson, and M. A. Cochrane. 2018. Fire intensity impacts on post-fire temperate coniferous forest net primary productivity. Biogeosciences 15:1173–1183.
Fire refugia: what are they, and why do they matter for global change?
Meddens, A. J. H., C. A. Kolden, J. A. Lutz, A. M. S. Smith, C. A. Cansler, J. T. Abatzoglou, G. W. Meigs, W. M. Downing, and M. A. Krawchuk. 2018. Fire refugia: what are they, and why do they matter for global change? BioScience 68:944-954.