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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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Reviving the past to protect the future: developing a social-ecological clam garden site selection model

Published in: | Research Themes: Coastal Ecosystems, Invertebrates, Tribal Community Resilience

Greiner, C.M., J.S. Barber, J. Donatuto, M.R. Poe, S.Q.J. Williams, and W.L. Campbell. 2025. Reviving the past to protect the future: developing a social-ecological clam garden site selection model. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences 22(1).

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Shifts in suitability of pinyon-juniper communities: A climate adaptation framework for range-wide management of arid woodland resources

Published in: | Research Themes: Forest & Woodland Ecosystems

Noel, A., D.R. Schlaepfer, I.P. Barrett, M.C. Duniway, J. Norris, C.T. Domschke, B. J. Butterfield, M.C. Swan, K. Hartwig, M.R. Crist, and J.B. Bradford. 2025. Shifts in suitability of pinyon-juniper communities: A climate adaptation framework for range-wide management of arid woodland resources. Forest Ecology and Management 596:123075.

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Spatial climate analogs in climate change research, impact assessment, and decision-making

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

Yegorova, S.V., S.Z. Dobrowski, L. Yung, S.A. Parks, R.K. Bocinsky, K.T. Davis, C. Littlefield, M.P. Maneta, C. Wyborn, P. Wurster, R. Rank, D. Brinkerhoff, and T. Colligan. 2025. Spatial climate analogs in climate change research, impact assessment, and decision-making. BioScience:biaf031.

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Street-scale urban air temperatures predicted by simple high-resolution cover- and shade-weighted surface temperature mosaics in a variety of residential neighborhoods

Published in: | Research Themes: Aquatic Ecosystems, Plants

Kubiniec, K., K.B. Moffett, and K. Blount. 2025. Street-scale urban air temperatures predicted by simple high-resolution cover- and shade-weighted surface temperature mosaics in a variety of residential neighborhoods. Remote Sensing 17:1932.

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Supporting dryland restoration success with applied ecological forecasting of seeding outcomes

Published in: | Research Themes: Grassland Ecosystems, Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems

Siegmund, G., D.R. Schlaepfer, C. Andrews, L.D. Bennion, J. Ferguson, M.I. Jeffries, P. Olwell, D.S. Pilliod, A. Simler‐Williamson, A.E. Stears, R. Zweng, and J. B. Bradford. 2025. Supporting dryland restoration success with applied ecological forecasting of seeding outcomes. Restoration Ecology:e70179.

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Temperature driven density gradients of two congeneric felids reveal contrasting responses to climate change at a range margin

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

Singh, S., D. Thornton, and L. Welfelt. 2025. Temperature driven density gradients of two congeneric felids reveal contrasting responses to climate change at a range margin. Scientific Reports 15:45498.

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Warming seawater temperature and nutrient depletion alters microbial community composition on a foundational canopy kelp species

Published in: | Research Themes: Coastal Ecosystems, Increasing Temperatures, Plants

Molnar, N.B., B.L. Weigel, R.J. Fales, and C.A. Pfister. 2025. Warming seawater temperature and nutrient depletion alters microbial community composition on a foundational canopy kelp species. Environmental Microbiology 27:e70077.

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A fast spectral recovery does not necessarily indicate post-fire forest recovery

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

Celebrezze, J.V., M.C. Franz, R.A. Andrus, A.T. Stahl, M. Steen-Adams, and A.J.H. Meddens. 2024. A fast spectral recovery does not necessarily indicate post-fire forest recovery. Fire Ecology 20:54.

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