Publications & Reports
Learn more about NW CASC-funded research in these publications.
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Amphibians reveal unexpectedly large differences in potential climate change responses among ecologically similar habitat specialists
Button, S.T., D.J. Brown, and J. Piovia-Scott. 2025. Amphibians reveal unexpectedly large differences in potential climate change responses among ecologically similar habitat specialists. Ecological Indicators 174:113488.
Climate change impacts on plant communities in the sagebrush region—A science synthesis to inform Bureau of Land Management resource management
Carpenter, S.M., M.C. Holdrege, D.R. Schlaepfer, J. Phillips, P. Griffin, W.K. Lauenroth, and J.B. Bradford. 2025. Climate change impacts on plant communities in the sagebrush region—A science synthesis to inform Bureau of Land Management resource management. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report: 2025–5045.
Exposure of larval pinto abalone to ocean acidification and warming negatively impacts survival, settlement, and size
Bates, E.H., R.N. Crim, J.V. Bouma, J. Toft, and J.L. Padilla-Gamiño. 2025. Exposure of larval pinto abalone to ocean acidification and warming negatively impacts survival, settlement, and size. Scientific Reports 15:15797.
Spatial climate analogs in climate change research, impact assessment, and decision-making
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.
Warming seawater temperature and nutrient depletion alters microbial community composition on a foundational canopy kelp species
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.
A fast spectral recovery does not necessarily indicate post-fire forest recovery
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.
A fire-use decision model to improve the United States’ wildfire management and support climate change adaptation
Russell, A., N. Fontana, T. Hoecker, A. Kamanu, R. Majumder, J. Stephens, A.M. Young, A.E. Cravens, C. Giardina, K. Hiers, J. Littell, and A. Terando. 2024. A fire-use decision model to improve the United States’ wildfire management and support climate change adaptation. Cell Reports Sustainability 1:100125.
Birdwatching preferences reveal synergies and tradeoffs among recreation, carbon, and fisheries ecosystem services in Pacific Northwest estuaries, USA
Byrd, K.B., I. Woo, L. Hall, E. Pindilli, M. Moritsch, A. Good, S. De La Cruz, M. Davis, and G. Nakai. 2024. Birdwatching preferences reveal synergies and tradeoffs among recreation, carbon, and fisheries ecosystem services in Pacific Northwest estuaries, USA. Ecosystem Services 69:101656.
The dynamic feasibility of resisting (R), accepting (A), or directing (D) ecological change
Cravens, A.E., K.R. Clifford, C. Knapp, and W.R. Travis. 2024. The dynamic feasibility of resisting (R), accepting (A), or directing (D) ecological change. Conservation Biology e14331.
Integration of distributed streamflow measurement metadata for improved water resource decision-making
Kaiser, K.E., K. Blasch, and S. Schmitz. 2023. Integration of distributed streamflow measurement metadata for improved water resource decision-making. Water 15:679.