Publications & Reports
Learn more about NW CASC-funded research in these publications.
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Demographic processes underpinning post‑fire resilience in California closed‑cone pine forests: the importance of fire interval, stand structure, and climate
Agne, M.C., J.B. Fontaine, N.J. Enright, S.M. Bisbing, and B.J. Harvey. 2022. Demographic processes underpinning post‑fire resilience in California closed‑cone pine forests: the importance of fire interval, stand structure, and climate. Plant Ecology 223: 751–767.
The race between fuels and fruits: testing mechanisms of serotinous forest resilience to short-interval severe reburns
Agne, M.C., and B.J. Harvey. 2022. The race between fuels and fruits: testing mechanisms of serotinous forest resilience to short-interval severe reburns. Joint Fire Science Program Final Report (Project ID: 19-1-01-16). 31 pp.
A climatic dipole drives short- and long-term patterns of post-fire forest recovery in the western US
Littlefield, C.E., S.Z. Dobrowski, J.T. Abatzoglou, S.A. Parks, and K.T. Davis. 2020. A climatic dipole drives short- and long-term patterns of post-fire forest recovery in the western US. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117:29730-29737.
Biophysical knowledge of climate-driven, post-fire vegetation transitions in the Northwest
Davis, K.T., D. Lyons, and C. Walls. 2020. Biophysical knowledge of climate-driven, post-fire vegetation transitions in the Northwest. Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, University of Washington, Seattle.
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.
Disturbance refugia within mosaics of fire, drought, and insect outbreaks
Krawchuk, M.A., G.W. Meigs, J. Cartwright, J.D. Coop, R. Davis, A. Holz, C. Kolden, and A.J.H. Meddens. 2020. Disturbance refugia within mosaics of fire, drought, and insect outbreaks. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 18:235-244.
Influence of topography and fuels on fire refugia probability under varying fire weather in forests of the US Pacific Northwest
Meigs, G.W., C.J. Dunn, S. Parks, and M.A. Krawchuk. 2020. Influence of topography and fuels on fire refugia probability under varying fire weather in forests of the US Pacific Northwest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research.
Managing post-fire, climate-induced vegetation transitions in the Northwest: A synthesis of existing knowledge and research needs
Krosby, M., K. Davis, M.A. Rozance, A. Bagley, C. Dohrn, D. Lyons, K. Swensen, M. McClure, and C. Walls. 2020. Managing post-fire, climate-induced vegetation transitions in the Northwest: A synthesis of existing knowledge and research needs. Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, University of Washington, Seattle.
Policy and human dimensions of climate-driven, post-fire vegetation transitions in the Northwest
Rozance, M.A., K. Swensen, and M. McClure. 2020. Policy and human dimensions of climate-driven, post-fire vegetation transitions in the Northwest. Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, University of Washington, Seattle.
Small-scale water deficits after wildfires create long-lasting ecological impacts
O’Connor, R.C., M.J. Germino, D.M. Barnard, C.M. Andrews, J.B. Bradford, D.S. Pilliod, R.S. Arkle, and R.K. Shriver. 2020. Small-scale water deficits after wildfires create long-lasting ecological impacts. Environmental Research Letters 15: 044001.