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55 publications in UPDATED

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

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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Florigen and antiflorigen gene expression correlates with reproductive state in a marine angiosperm, Zostera marina

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, Coastal Ecosystems, Plants, Research Fellow Project

Nolan, C.T., I. Campbell, A. Farrell-Sherman, B.A. Briones Ortiz, C. Yang, K.A. Naish, V.S. Di Stilio, J.E. Kaldy, C. Donoghue, J.L. Ruesink, and T. Imaizumi. 2025. Florigen and antiflorigen gene expression correlates with reproductive state in a marine angiosperm, Zostera marina. iScience 28:113082.

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Linking aquatic vegetation structure with ecosystem metabolism throughout the Klamath River, California, USA

Genzoli, L., and R.O. Hall. 2025. Linking aquatic vegetation structure with ecosystem metabolism throughout the Klamath River, California, USA. Ecological Applications 35:e70089.

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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: UPDATED, 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: UPDATED, 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: UPDATED, 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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Street-scale urban air temperatures predicted by simple high-resolution cover- and shade-weighted surface temperature mosaics in a variety of residential neighborhoods

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, Aquatic Ecosystems, Plants

Kubiniec, K., K.B. Moffett, and K. Blount. 2025. Street-scale urban air temperatures predicted by simple high-resolution cover- and shade-weighted surface temperature mosaics in a variety of residential neighborhoods. Remote Sensing 17:1932.

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

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, 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.

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A fast spectral recovery does not necessarily indicate post-fire forest recovery

Published in: | Research Themes: UPDATED, 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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