Publications & Reports

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

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Spatiotemporal patterns of unburned areas within fire perimeters in the northwestern United States from 1984 to 2014

Published in: | Research Themes: Refugia, Wildfire

Meddens, A. J. H., C. A. Kolden, J. A. Lutz, J. T. Abatzoglou, and A. T. Hudak. 2018. Spatiotemporal patterns of unburned areas within fire perimeters in the northwestern United States from 1984 to 2014. Ecosphere 9:e02029.

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Springs as hydrologic refugia in a changing climate? A remote-sensing approach

Published in: | Research Themes: Aquatic Ecosystems, Refugia

Cartwright, J., and H. M. Johnson. 2018. Springs as hydrologic refugia in a changing climate? A remote-sensing approach. Ecosphere 9:e02155.

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Survey of beaver-related restoration practices in rangeland streams of the western USA

Published in: | Research Themes: Aquatic Ecosystems, Mammals

Pilliod, D.S., A.T. Rohde, S. Charnley, R.R. Davee, J.B. Dunham, H. Gosnell, G.E. Grant, M.B. Hausner, J.L. Huntington, and C. Nash. 2018. Survey of beaver-related restoration practices in rangeland streams of the western USA. Environmental Management 61:58–68.

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U.S. Pacific coastal wetland resilience and vulnerability to sea-level rise

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Thorne, K., G. MacDonald, G. Guntenspergen, R. Ambrose, K. Buffington, B. Dugger, C. Freeman, C. Janousek, L. Brown, J. Rosencranz, J. Holmquist, J. Smol, K. Hargan, and J. Takekawa. 2018. U.S. Pacific coastal wetland resilience and vulnerability to sea-level rise. Science Advances 4:eaao3270.

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Accounting for adaptive capacity and uncertainty in assessments of species’ climate-change vulnerability

Published in: | Research Themes: Fish

Wade, A. A., B. K. Hand, R. P. Kovach, G. Luikart, D. C. Whited, and C. C. Muhlfeld. 2017. Accounting for adaptive capacity and uncertainty in assessments of species’ climate-change vulnerability. Conservation Biology 31:136–149.

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Assessments of species’ vulnerability to climate change: from pseudo to science

Published in: | Research Themes: Birds, Fish, Grassland Ecosystems, Plants

Wade, A. A., B. K. Hand, R. P. Kovach, C. C. Muhlfeld, R. S. Waples, and G. Luikart. 2017. Assessments of species’ vulnerability to climate change: from pseudo to science. Biodiversity and Conservation 26:223–229.

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Climate adaptation and post-fire restoration of a foundational perennial in cold desert: insights from intraspecific variation in response to weather

Published in: | Research Themes: Plants, Wildfire

Brabec, M. M., M. J. Germino, and B. A. Richardson. 2017. Climate adaptation and post-fire restoration of a foundational perennial in cold desert: insights from intraspecific variation in response to weather. Journal of Applied Ecology 54:293–302.

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Climate moderates potential shifts in streamflow from changes in pinyon-juniper woodland cover across the western U.S

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Niemeyer, R. J., T. E. Link, R. Heinse, and M. S. Seyfried. 2017. Climate moderates potential shifts in streamflow from changes in pinyon-juniper woodland cover across the western U.S. Hydrological Processes 31:3489–3503.

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Climate, wildfire, and erosion ensemble foretells more sediment in western USA watersheds

Published in: | Research Themes: Aquatic Ecosystems

Sankey, J. B., J. Kreitler, T. J. Hawbaker, J. L. McVay, M. E. Miller, E. R. Mueller, N. M. Vaillant, S. E. Lowe, and T. T. Sankey. 2017. Climate, wildfire, and erosion ensemble foretells more sediment in western USA watersheds. Geophysical Research Letters 44:8884–8892.

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Climatic influences on interannual variability in regional burn severity across western US forests

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

Abatzoglou, J. T., C. A. Kolden, A. P. Williams, J. A. Lutz, and A. M. S. Smith. 2017. Climatic influences on interannual variability in regional burn severity across western US forests. International Journal of Wildland Fire 26:269.

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