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Future shift of the relative roles of precipitation and temperature in controlling annual runoff in the conterminous United States

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Duan, K., G. Sun, S. G. McNulty, P. V. Caldwell, E. C. Cohen, S. Sun, H. D. Aldridge, D. Zhou, L. Zhang, and Y. Zhang. 2017. Future shift of the relative roles of precipitation and temperature in controlling annual runoff in the conterminous United States. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 21:5517–5529.

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Inundation, vegetation, and sediment effects on litter decomposition in Pacific Coast tidal marshes

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Janousek, C. N., K. J. Buffington, G. R. Guntenspergen, K. M. Thorne, B. D. Dugger, and J. Y. Takekawa. 2017. Inundation, vegetation, and sediment effects on litter decomposition in Pacific Coast tidal marshes. Ecosystems 20:1296–1310.

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Landscape-scale quantification of fire-induced change in canopy cover following mountain pine beetle outbreak and timber harvest

Published in: | Research Themes: Wildfire

McCarley, T. R., C. A. Kolden, N. M. Vaillant, A. T. Hudak, A. M. S. Smith, and J. Kreitler. 2017. Landscape-scale quantification of fire-induced change in canopy cover following mountain pine beetle outbreak and timber harvest. Forest Ecology and Management 391:164–175.

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Multi-temporal LiDAR and Landsat quantification of fire-induced changes to forest structure

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McCarley, T. R., C. A. Kolden, N. M. Vaillant, A. T. Hudak, A. M. S. Smith, B. M. Wing, B. S. Kellogg, and J. Kreitler. 2017. Multi-temporal LiDAR and Landsat quantification of fire-induced changes to forest structure. Remote Sensing of Environment 191:419–432.

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Post-fire erosion could clog reservoirs

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Pelley, J. 2017. Post-fire erosion could clog reservoirs. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 15:480–485.

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Rain or snow: hydrologic processes, observations, prediction, and research needs

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Harpold, A. A., M. L. Kaplan, P. Z. Klos, T. Link, J. P. McNamara, S. Rajagopal, R. Schumer, and C. M. Steele. 2017. Rain or snow: hydrologic processes, observations, prediction, and research needs. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 21:1–22.

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Response of aboveground carbon balance to long-term, experimental enhancements in precipitation seasonality is contingent on plant community type in cold-desert rangelands

Published in: | Research Themes: Plants

McAbee, K., K. Reinhardt, M. J. Germino, and A. Bosworth. 2017. Response of aboveground carbon balance to long-term, experimental enhancements in precipitation seasonality is contingent on plant community type in cold-desert rangelands. Oecologia 183:861–874.

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Seasonal spatial patterns of projected anthropogenic warming in complex terrain: a modeling study of the western US

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Rupp, D. E., S. Li, P. W. Mote, K. M. Shell, N. Massey, S. N. Sparrow, D. C. H. Wallom, and M. R. Allen. 2017. Seasonal spatial patterns of projected anthropogenic warming in complex terrain: a modeling study of the western US. Climate Dynamics 48:2191–2213.

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Snow disappearance timing is dominated by forest effects on snow accumulation in warm winter climates of the Pacific Northwest, United States

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Dickerson-Lange, S. E., R. F. Gersonde, J. A. Hubbart, T. E. Link, A. W. Nolin, G. H. Perry, T. R. Roth, N. E. Wayand, and J. D. Lundquist. 2017. Snow disappearance timing is dominated by forest effects on snow accumulation in warm winter climates of the Pacific Northwest, United States. Hydrological Processes 31:1846–1862.

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Tree mortality from fires, bark beetles, and timber harvest during a hot and dry decade in the western United States (2003–2012)

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Berner, L. T., B. E. Law, A. J. H. Meddens, and J. A. Hicke. 2017. Tree mortality from fires, bark beetles, and timber harvest during a hot and dry decade in the western United States (2003–2012). Environmental Research Letters 12:065005.

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