Publications & Reports | Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

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

Published in: 2026 | 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.

Linking community-climate disequilibrium to ecosystem function

Published in: 2026 | Research Themes: Changes in Precipitation, Increasing Temperatures, Vulnerability Assessments & Adaptation Planning

Stemkovski, M., M.H. Cortez, J.R. Bernhardt, K.K. Bladen, J.B. Bradford, K. Clark‐Wolf, M.E.K. Evans, L.C. Johnson, A.J. Lynch, M.A. Pastore, M.L. Pinsky, C.R. Rollinson, O. Selmoni, A.P. Walker, J.W. Williams, and P.B. Adler. 2026. Linking community-climate disequilibrium to ecosystem function. Ecology Letters 29:e70314.

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

Published in: 2025 | 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.

Warming seawater temperature and nutrient depletion alters microbial community composition on a foundational canopy kelp species

Published in: 2025 | Research Themes: Coastal Ecosystems, Increasing Temperatures, Plants

Molnar, N.B., B.L. Weigel, R.J. Fales, and C.A. Pfister. 2025. Warming seawater temperature and nutrient depletion alters microbial community composition on a foundational canopy kelp species. Environmental Microbiology 27:e70077.

Integrating climate change considerations into natural resource planning - an implementation guide

Published in: 2020 | Research Themes: Changes in Precipitation, Increasing Temperatures, Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability Assessments & Adaptation Planning, Wildfire

Kershner, J., A. Woodward, and A. Torregrosa. 2020. Integrating climate change considerations into natural resource planning – an implementation guide. USGS Techniques and Methods 6-C2.