Publications & Reports

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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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Thermal environments within aspen (Populus tremuloides) tree cavities during summer: implications for breeding and roosting cavity users

Published in: | Research Themes: Birds

Jarolimek, J., and K. Vierling. 2019. Thermal environments within aspen (Populus tremuloides) tree cavities during summer: implications for breeding and roosting cavity users. Journal of Thermal Biology 81:41–48.

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Vertical zonation and niche breadth of tidal marsh plants along the northeast Pacific coast

Published in: | Research Themes: Coastal Ecosystems, Plants

Janousek, C. N., K. M. Thorne, and J. Y. Takekawa. 2019. Vertical zonation and niche breadth of tidal marsh plants along the northeast Pacific coast. Estuaries and Coasts 42:85–98.

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Warming alters hydrologic heterogeneity: simulated climate sensitivity of hydrology‐based microrefugia in the snow‐to‐rain transition zone

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Marshall, A. M., T. E. Link, J. T. Abatzoglou, G. N. Flerchinger, D. G. Marks, and L. Tedrow. 2019. Warming alters hydrologic heterogeneity: simulated climate sensitivity of hydrology‐based microrefugia in the snow‐to‐rain transition zone. Water Resources Research 55:2122–2141.

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