Publications & Reports

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

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21 publications in Grassland Ecosystems

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

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, 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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Supporting dryland restoration success with applied ecological forecasting of seeding outcomes

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, 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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Cover-based allometric estimate of aboveground biomass of a non-native, invasive annual grass (Bromus tectorum L.) in the Great Basin, USA

Published in: | Research Themes: Grassland Ecosystems

Mahood, A.L., E. Fleishman, J.K. Balch, F. Fogarty, N. Horning, M. Leu, M. Zillig, and B.A. Bradley. 2021. Cover-based allometric estimate of aboveground biomass of a non-native, invasive annual grass (Bromus tectorum L.) in the Great Basin, USA. Journal of Arid Environments 193:104582.

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Detecting shrub recovery in sagebrush steppe: comparing Landsat-derived maps with field data on historical wildfires

Published in: | Research Themes: Grassland Ecosystems

Applestein, C., and M.J. Germino. 2021. Detecting shrub recovery in sagebrush steppe: comparing Landsat-derived maps with field data on historical wildfires. Fire Ecology 17:1-11.

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Divergent climate change effects on widespread dryland plant communities driven by climatic and ecohydrological gradients

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

Palmquist, K.A., D.R. Schlaepfer, R.R. Renne, S.C. Torbit, K.E. Dohery, T.E. Remington, G. Watson, J.B. Bradford, and W.K. Lauenroth. 2021. Divergent climate change effects on widespread dryland plant communities driven by climatic and ecohydrological gradients. Global Change Biology

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

Published in: | Research Themes: Grassland Ecosystems

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: Grassland Ecosystems

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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Changing wildfire, changing forests: the effects of climate change on fire regimes and vegetation in the Pacific Northwest, USA

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

Halofsky, J.E., D.L. Peterson, and B.J. Harvey. 2020. Changing wildfire, changing forests: the effects of climate change on fire regimes and vegetation in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Fire Ecology 16:1-26.

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Climate-induced expansions of invasive species in the Pacific Northwest, North America: a synthesis of observations and projections

Kovach, R., J.A. Gervais, A. Sepulveda, R. Al-Chokhachy, J.J. Giersch, and C.C. Muhlfeld. 2020. Climate-induced expansions of invasive species in the Pacific Northwest, North America: a synthesis of observations and projections. Biological Invasions 22:2163–2183.

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Ranchers and beavers: Understanding the human dimensions of beaver-related stream restoration on western rangelands

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, Aquatic Ecosystems, Grassland Ecosystems, Mammals

Charnley, S., H. Gosnell, R. Davee, and J. Abrams. 2020. Ranchers and Beavers: Understanding The Human Dimensions of Beaver-Related Stream Restoration on Western Rangelands. Rangeland Ecology & Management 73:712–723.

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