Publications & Reports

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

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Differential plasticity in response to simulated climate warming in a high-elevation amphibian assemblage

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Thurman, L. L., and T. S. Garcia. 2017. Differential plasticity in response to simulated climate warming in a high-elevation amphibian assemblage. Journal of Herpetology 51:232–239.

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Effects of climate change on snowpack and fire potential in the western USA

Published in: | Research Themes: Wildfire

Gergel, D. R., B. Nijssen, J. T. Abatzoglou, D. P. Lettenmaier, and M. R. Stumbaugh. 2017. Effects of climate change on snowpack and fire potential in the western USA. Climatic Change 141:287–299.

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Fire effects on historical wildfire refugia in contemporary wildfires

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

Kolden, C., T. Bleeker, A. Smith, H. Poulos, and A. Camp. 2017. Fire effects on historical wildfire refugia in contemporary wildfires. Forests 8:400.

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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

Published in: | Research Themes: Wildfire

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

Published in: | Research Themes: Wildfire

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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