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26 publications in Forest & Woodland Ecosystems

Alternative future vegetation pathways reveal potential transformations of western US ecosystems

Published in: | Research Themes: Alpine & Sub-Alpine Ecosystems, Forest & Woodland Ecosystems, Grassland Ecosystems, Resist-Accept-Direct Framework, Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems

Hoecker, T.J., K.T. Davis, C. Littlefield, J. Chandler, S. Parks, A. Maguire, K. Kemp, S. Yegorova, and S. Dobrowski. 2026. Alternative future vegetation pathways reveal potential transformations of western US ecosystems. Global Change Biology 32:e70795.

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Beyond optimality: Dryland ecosystems infrequently use water efficiently for carbon gain

Published in: | Research Themes: Changes in Precipitation, Forest & Woodland Ecosystems, Grassland Ecosystems, Increasing Temperatures, Plants, Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems

Reich, E.G., K. Samuels-Crow, J.B. Bradford, M. Litvak, D.R. Schlaepfer, and K. Ogle. 2026. Beyond optimality: Dryland ecosystems infrequently use water efficiently for carbon gain. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 378:110996.

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Fungi, fire, and feedbacks: Grasses and wildfire interact to alter ectomycorrhizal fungal communities and decrease tree seedling growth

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

Trimber, G.M., S.C. Reed, J.B. Bradford, C. Lauria, T. Spector, R.J. Rondeau, M.L. Phillips, and C.A. Gehring. 2026. Fungi, fire, and feedbacks: Grasses and wildfire interact to alter ectomycorrhizal fungal communities and decrease tree seedling growth. Forest Ecology and Management 603:123197.

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

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

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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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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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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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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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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