Publications & Reports
Learn more about NW CASC-funded research in these publications.
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Fungi, fire, and feedbacks: Grasses and wildfire interact to alter ectomycorrhizal fungal communities and decrease tree seedling growth
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.
Supporting dryland restoration success with applied ecological forecasting of seeding outcomes
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.
Cover-based allometric estimate of aboveground biomass of a non-native, invasive annual grass (Bromus tectorum L.) in the Great Basin, USA
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.
Detecting shrub recovery in sagebrush steppe: comparing Landsat-derived maps with field data on historical wildfires
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.
Divergent climate change effects on widespread dryland plant communities driven by climatic and ecohydrological gradients
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
Weather affects post-fire recovery of sagebrush-steppe communities and model transferability among sites
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.
Weather and distance to fire refugia limit landscape-level occurrence of fungal disease in an exotic annual grass
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.
Changing wildfire, changing forests: the effects of climate change on fire regimes and vegetation in the Pacific Northwest, USA
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.
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.
Ranchers and beavers: Understanding the human dimensions of beaver-related stream restoration on western rangelands
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.