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8 publications in Drought

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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Legacy effects of hydrologic alteration in playa wetland responses to droughts

Published in: | Research Themes: Drought, Wetlands

Russell, M.T., J.M. Cartwright, G.H. Collins, R.A. Long, and J.H. Eitel. 2020. Legacy effects of hydrologic alteration in playa wetland responses to droughts. Applied Wetland Science 40:2011-2024.

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Small-scale water deficits after wildfires create long-lasting ecological impacts

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

O’Connor, R.C., M.J. Germino, D.M. Barnard, C.M. Andrews, J.B. Bradford, D.S. Pilliod, R.S. Arkle, and R.K. Shriver. 2020. Small-scale water deficits after wildfires create long-lasting ecological impacts. Environmental Research Letters 15: 044001.

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Topographic, soil, and climate drivers of drought sensitivity in forests and shrublands of the Pacific Northwest, USA

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

Cartwright, J.M., C.E. Littlefield, J.L. Michalak, J.J. Lawler, and S.Z. Dobrowski. 2020. Topographic, soil, and climate drivers of drought sensitivity in forests and shrublands of the Pacific Northwest, USA. Scientific Reports 10:18486.

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Extremes to Ex-Streams: Ecological Drought Adaptation in a Changing Climate

Published in: | Research Themes: Wildfire, Drought, Forests, Water, Wetlands, Wildlife

Gregg, R.M., and J. Kershner. 2019. Extremes to Ex-Streams: Ecological Drought Adaptation in a Changing Climate. EcoAdapt, Bainbridge Island, WA.

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

Published in: | 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.

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Testing the recent snow drought as an analog for climate warming sensitivity of Cascades snowpacks

Published in: | Research Themes: Drought, Snow

Cooper, M. G., A. W. Nolin, and M. Safeeq. 2016. Testing the recent snow drought as an analog for climate warming sensitivity of Cascades snowpacks. Environmental Research Letters 11:084009.

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Tracking interannual streamflow variability with drought indices in the U.S. Pacific Northwest

Published in: | Research Themes: Drought, Water

Abatzoglou, J. T., R. Barbero, J. W. Wolf, and Z. A. Holden. 2014. Tracking interannual streamflow variability with drought indices in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Journal of Hydrometeorology 15:1900–1912.

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