Publications & Reports

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

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Developing and optimizing shrub parameters representing sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems in the Northern Great Basin using the Ecosystem Demography (EDv2.2) model

Published in: | Research Themes: Plants

Pandit, K., H. Dashti, N. F. Glenn, A. N. Flores, K. C. Maguire, D. J. Shinneman, G. N. Flerchinger, and A. W. Fellows. 2019. Developing and optimizing shrub parameters representing sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems in the Northern Great Basin using the Ecosystem Demography (EDv2.2) model. Geoscientific Model Development 12:4585-4601.

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Empirical methods for remote sensing of nitrogen in drylands may lead to unreliable interpretation of ecosystem function

Published in: | Research Themes: Grassland Ecosystems, Plants

Dashti, H., N.F. Glenn, S. Ustin, J.J. Mitchell, Y. Qi, N.T. Ilangakoon, A.N. Flores, J.L. Silvan-Cardenas, K. Zhao, L.P. Spaete, and M.A. de Graaff. 2019. Empirical methods for remote sensing of nitrogen in drylands may lead to unreliable interpretation of ecosystem function. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 57:3993-4004.

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Extremes to Ex-Streams: Ecological Drought Adaptation in a Changing Climate

Published in: | Research Themes: Aquatic Ecosystems, Changes in Precipitation

Gregg, R.M., and J. Kershner. 2019. Extremes to Ex-Streams: Ecological Drought Adaptation in a Changing Climate. EcoAdapt, Bainbridge Island, WA.

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Fire, livestock grazing, topography, and precipitation affect occurrence and prevalence of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) in the central Great Basin, USA

Published in: | Research Themes: Grassland Ecosystems, Invasive Species

Williamson, M.A., E. Fleishman, R.C. Mac Nally, J.C. Chambers, B.A. Bradley, D.S. Dobkin, D.I. Board, F.A. Fogarty, N. Horning, M. Leau, and M.W. Zilig. 2019. Fire, livestock grazing, topography, and precipitation affect occurrence and prevalence of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) in the central Great Basin, USA. Biological Invasions 2019: 1-18.

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Laboratory assessment of alternative stream velocity measurement methods

Published in: | Research Themes: Aquatic Ecosystems

Hundt, S., and K. Blasch. 2019. Laboratory assessment of alternative stream velocity measurement methods. PLoS ONE 14: e0222263.

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Managing western Washington wildfire risk in a changing climate

Published in: | Research Themes: Wildfire

Morgan, H.A., A. Bagley, L. McGill, and C.L. Raymond. 2019. Managing western Washington wildfire risk in a changing climate. Workshop summary report prepared by the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center and the Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington, Seattle.

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Probability of Streamflow Permanence Model (PROSPER): A spatially continuous model of annual streamflow permanence throughout the Pacific Northwest

Published in: | Research Themes: Aquatic Ecosystems, Changes in Precipitation

Jaeger, K. L., R. Sando, R. R. McShane, J. B. Dunham, D. P. Hockman-Wert, K. E. Kaiser, K. Hafen, J. C. Risley, and K. W. Blasch. 2019. Probability of Streamflow Permanence Model (PROSPER): A spatially continuous model of annual streamflow permanence throughout the Pacific Northwest. Journal of Hydrology X 2:100005.

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Reassessing the success of experts and nonexperts at correctly differentiating between closely related species from camera trap images: A reply to Gooliaff and Hodges

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Thornton, D.H., T.W. King, A. Scully, and D. Murray. 2019. Reassessing the success of experts and nonexperts at correctly differentiating between closely related species from camera trap images: A reply to Gooliaff and Hodges. Ecology and Evolution 9:6172-6175.

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Regional scale dryland vegetation classification with an integrated lidar-hyperspectral approach

Published in: | Research Themes: Plants

Dashti, H., A. Poley, N. F. Glenn, N. Ilangakoon, L. Spaete, D. Roberts, J. Enterkine, A. N. Flores, S. L. Ustin, and J. J. Mitchell. 2019. Regional scale dryland vegetation classification with an integrated lidar-hyperspectral approach. Remote Sensing 11:2141.

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Spatial patterns of meadow sensitivities to interannual climate variability in the Sierra Nevada

Published in: | Research Themes: Changes in Precipitation, Grassland Ecosystems

Albano, C.M, M.L. McClure, S.E. Gross, W. Kitlasten, C.E. Soulard, C. Morton, and J. Huntington. 2019. Spatial patterns of meadow sensitivities to interannual climate variability in the Sierra Nevada. Ecohydrology 12:e2128.

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