Publications & Reports | Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

Landscape topoedaphic features create refugia from drought and insect disturbance in a lodgepole and whitebark pine forest

Published in: 2018 | Research Themes: Drought, Forests, Wildlife

Cartwright, J. 2018. Landscape topoedaphic features create refugia from drought and insect disturbance in a lodgepole and whitebark pine forest. Forests 9:715.

Makah traditional knowledge and cultural resource assessment: A preliminary framework to utilize traditional knowledge into climate change planning

Published in: 2018 | Research Themes: Tribal Support

Chang, M., H. Kennard, and L. Nelson. 2018. Makah traditional knowledge and cultural resource assessment: A preliminary framework to utilize traditional knowledge into climate change planning. US/ICOMOS Symposium Report.

Old-growth forests buffer climate-sensitive bird populations from warming

Published in: 2018 | Research Themes: Birds, Forests, Wildlife

Betts, M. G., B. Phalan, S. J. K. Frey, J. S. Rousseau, and Z. Yang. 2018. Old-growth forests buffer climate-sensitive bird populations from warming. Diversity and Distributions 24:439–447.

Simulating the dependence of aspen (Populus tremuloides) on redistributed snow in a semi-arid watershed

Published in: 2018 | Research Themes: Snow, Forests, Water

Soderquist, B. S., K. L. Kavanagh, T. E. Link, M. S. Seyfried, and A. H. Winstral. 2018. Simulating the dependence of aspen (Populus tremuloides) on redistributed snow in a semi-arid watershed. Ecosphere 9:e02068.

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

Published in: 2018 | Research Themes: 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.

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

Published in: 2018 | Research Themes: Remote Sensing, Water

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

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

Published in: 2018 | Research Themes: Water, Wildlife, Plants

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.

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

Published in: 2018 | Research Themes: Wetlands, Oceans and Coasts

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.

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

Published in: 2017 | 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.

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

Published in: 2017 | Research Themes: Birds, Snow, Forests, Grasslands, Wetlands, Wildlife, Habitat Connectivity, Plants, Oceans and Coasts, Fish

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.