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

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Soil moisture variation drives canopy water content dynamics across the western US

Published in: | Research Themes: Water

Lyons, D.S., S.Z. Dobrowski, Z.A. Holden, M.P. Maneta and A. Sala. 2021. Soil moisture variation drives canopy water content dynamics across the western U.S. Remote Sensing of Environment 253:112233.

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Spatiotemporal dynamics of water sources in a mountain river basin inferred through δ2H and δ18O of water

Published in: | Research Themes: Water

McGill, L.M., J.R. Brooks, and E.A. Steel. 2021. Spatiotemporal dynamics of water sources in a mountain river basin inferred through δ2H and δ18O of water. Hydrological Processes 35:e14063.

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Testing a generalizable machine learning workflow for aquatic invasive species on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Northwest Montana

Published in: | Research Themes: Fish

Carter, S., C.B. van Rees, B.K. Hand, C.C. Muhlfeld, G. Luikart, and J.S. Kimball. 2021. Testing a generalizable machine learning workflow for aquatic invasive species on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Northwest Montana. Frontiers in Big Data 4:734990.

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The ecological causes and consequences of hard versus soft selection

Published in: | Research Themes: Fish

Bell, D.A., R.P. Kovach, Z. L. Robinson, A. R. Whiteley, and T.E. Reed. 2021. The ecological causes and consequences of hard versus soft selection. Ecology Letters 24:1505-1521.

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The influence of spatial and temporal scale on the relative importance of biotic vs. abiotic factors for species distributions

Published in: | Research Themes: Wildlife

King, T.W., C. Vynne, D. Miller, S. Fisher, S. Fitkin, J. Rohrer, J.I. Ransom, and D.H. Thornton. 2021. The influence of spatial and temporal scale on the relative importance of biotic vs. abiotic factors for species distributions. Diversity and Distributions 27:327-343.

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Water column contributions to the metabolism and nutrient dynamics of mid-sized rivers

Published in: | Research Themes: Water

Reisinger, A.J., J.L. Tank, R.O. Hall, E.J. Rosi, M.A. Baker, and L. Genzoli. 2021. Water column contributions to the metabolism and nutrient dynamics of mid-sized rivers. Biogeochemistry 153:67-84.

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Weather affects post-fire recovery of sagebrush-steppe communities and model transferability among sites

Published in: | Research Themes: Grasslands

Applestein, C., T.T. Caughlin, and M.J. Germino. 2021. Weather affects post-fire recovery of sagebrush-steppe communities and model transferability among sites. Ecosphere 12:e03446.

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Weather and distance to fire refugia limit landscape-level occurrence of fungal disease in an exotic annual grass

Published in: | Research Themes: Grasslands

Applestein, C., A.B. Simler-Williamson, and M.J. Germino. 2021. Weather and distance to fire refugia limit landscape-level occurrence of fungal disease in an exotic annual grass. Journal of Ecology 109:2247-2260.

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A climatic dipole drives short- and long-term patterns of post-fire forest recovery in the western US

Published in: | Research Themes: Wildfire, Drought, Forests

Littlefield, C.E., S.Z. DobrowskiJ.T. AbatzoglouS.A. Parks, and K.T. Davis. 2020. A climatic dipole drives short- and long-term patterns of post-fire forest recovery in the western US. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117:29730-29737.

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Application of empirical land-cover changes to construct climate change scenarios in federally managed lands

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, Grasslands, Sagebrush Steppe

Soulard, C.E., and M. Rigge. 2020. Application of empirical land-cover changes to construct climate change scenarios in federally managed lands. Remote Sensing 12:2360.

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