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Changing climate may drive large shifts in vegetation zones of Oregon, USA

Published in: | Research Themes: Forest & Woodland Ecosystems, Research Fellow Project

Yegorova, SV., S.Z. Dobrowski, S.A. Parks, K.T. Davis, K.L. Metlen, R.D. Haugo, T.J. Timberlake, T.J. Hoecker, K.B. Kemp, M. Wahlberg, C.E. Naficy, S.M.A. Jeronimo, K. Fitzgerald, and U. Wijayratne. 2025. Changing climate may drive large shifts in vegetation zones of Oregon, USA. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 8:1637821.

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Climate change impacts on plant communities in the sagebrush region—A science synthesis to inform Bureau of Land Management resource management

Published in: | Research Themes: Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems

Carpenter, S.M., M.C. Holdrege, D.R. Schlaepfer, J. Phillips, P. Griffin, W.K. Lauenroth, and J.B. Bradford. 2025. Climate change impacts on plant communities in the sagebrush region—A science synthesis to inform Bureau of Land Management resource management. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report: 2025–5045.

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Detection of deer at remote camera sites in relation to snow conditions

Published in: | Research Themes: Alpine & Sub-Alpine Ecosystems, Changes in Precipitation, Mammals, Refugia

Vega, K.S.A.M. MarshallL.K. SvancaraD.E. Ausband, and T.E. Link2025Detection of deer at remote camera sites in relation to snow conditions. Journal of Wildlife Management: e70088.

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Exposure of larval pinto abalone to ocean acidification and warming negatively impacts survival, settlement, and size

Published in: | Research Themes: Invertebrates

Bates, E.H., R.N. Crim, J.V. Bouma, J. Toft, and J.L. Padilla-Gamiño. 2025. Exposure of larval pinto abalone to ocean acidification and warming negatively impacts survival, settlement, and size. Scientific Reports 15:15797.

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Extreme heatwave causes immediate, widespread mortality of forest canopy foliage, highlighting modes of forest sensitivity to extreme heat

Sibley, A., C. Still, M. Gregory, C. Harrington, D. Shaw, N. Ferrari, A. Dye, M. Schulze, G. Howe, D.E. Rupp, C. Daly, D. DePinte, C.E. Naficy, C. Hart, and D.M. Bell. 2025. Extreme heatwave causes immediate, widespread mortality of forest canopy foliage, highlighting modes of forest sensitivity to extreme heat. Global Change Biology 31:e70571.

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Florigen and antiflorigen gene expression correlates with reproductive state in a marine angiosperm, Zostera marina

Published in: | Research Themes: Coastal Ecosystems, Plants, Research Fellow Project

Nolan, C.T., I. Campbell, A. Farrell-Sherman, B.A. Briones Ortiz, C. Yang, K.A. Naish, V.S. Di Stilio, J.E. Kaldy, C. Donoghue, J.L. Ruesink, and T. Imaizumi. 2025. Florigen and antiflorigen gene expression correlates with reproductive state in a marine angiosperm, Zostera marina. iScience 28:113082.

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Linking aquatic vegetation structure with ecosystem metabolism throughout the Klamath River, California, USA

Genzoli, L., and R.O. Hall. 2025. Linking aquatic vegetation structure with ecosystem metabolism throughout the Klamath River, California, USA. Ecological Applications 35:e70089.

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Mapping Habitat Suitability Rangewide for Headwater Stream‐Associated Torrent Salamanders

Published in: | Research Themes: Amphibians & Reptiles, Aquatic Ecosystems

Thurman, L.L., C. Cousins, T.S. Garcia, D.H. Olson, and B.E. Penaluna. 2025. Mapping Habitat Suitability Rangewide for Headwater Stream‐Associated Torrent Salamanders. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association 61:e70045.

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Pre‐fire structure drives variability in post‐fire aboveground carbon and fuel profiles in wet temperate forests

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

Morris, J.E., M.M. Laughlin, L.K. Rangel‐Parra, D.C. Donato, J.S. Halofsky, D.E. Butman, and B.J. Harvey. 2025. Pre‐fire structure drives variability in post‐fire aboveground carbon and fuel profiles in wet temperate forests. Ecosphere 16:e70479.

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RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) switch points and triggers for adaptation planning

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Lynch, A.J., J.D. Ashander, T.W. Ciocco, A.E. Cravens, C.J. Dassow, L.E. Dee, J.B. Dunham, M.J. Eaton, H.S. Embke, J. Hennessy, A.W. Latzka, D.J. Lawrence, J.S. Littell, B.W. Miller, L.A. Palasti, M.C. Runge, G.G. Sass, A.D. Shultz, K.J. Siegel, L.K. Svancara, L.M. Thompson, L.L. Thurman, J.B. Valler, S.R. Weiskopf, and H.M. Yocum. 2025. RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) switch points and triggers for adaptation planning. Journal of Environmental Management: 126419.

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