Publications & Reports
Learn more about NW CASC-funded research in these publications.
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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.
State of the practice in managing climate-driven, post-fire vegetation transitions in the Northwest
Krosby, M., A. Bagley, and C. Dohrn. 2020. State of the practice in managing climate-driven, post-fire vegetation transitions in the Northwest. Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, University of Washington, Seattle.
Managing western Washington wildfire risk in a changing climate
Morgan, H.A., A. Bagley, L. McGill, and C.L. Raymond. 2019. Managing western Washington wildfire risk in a changing climate. Workshop summary report prepared by the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center and the Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington, Seattle.
Appropriate sample size for monitoring burned pastures sagebrush steppe: how many plots are enough, and can one size fit all?
Applestein, C., M.J. Germino, D.S. Pilliod, M.R. Fisk, and R.S. Arkle. 2018. Appropriate sample size for monitoring burned pastures sagebrush steppe: how many plots are enough, and can one size fit all? Rangeland Ecology & Management 71: 721-726.
Evaluating the Mid-Infrared Bi-spectral Index for improved assessment of low-severity fire effects in a conifer forest
McCarley, T. R., A. M. S. Smith, C. A. Kolden, and J. Kreitler. 2018. Evaluating the Mid-Infrared Bi-spectral Index for improved assessment of low-severity fire effects in a conifer forest. International Journal of Wildland Fire 27:407.
Fire intensity impacts on post-fire temperate coniferous forest net primary productivity
Sparks, A. M., C. A. Kolden, A. M. S. Smith, L. Boschetti, D. M. Johnson, and M. A. Cochrane. 2018. Fire intensity impacts on post-fire temperate coniferous forest net primary productivity. Biogeosciences 15:1173–1183.
Spatiotemporal patterns of unburned areas within fire perimeters in the northwestern United States from 1984 to 2014
Meddens, A. J. H., C. A. Kolden, J. A. Lutz, J. T. Abatzoglou, and A. T. Hudak. 2018. Spatiotemporal patterns of unburned areas within fire perimeters in the northwestern United States from 1984 to 2014. Ecosphere 9:e02029.
Climate adaptation and post-fire restoration of a foundational perennial in cold desert: insights from intraspecific variation in response to weather
Brabec, M. M., M. J. Germino, and B. A. Richardson. 2017. Climate adaptation and post-fire restoration of a foundational perennial in cold desert: insights from intraspecific variation in response to weather. Journal of Applied Ecology 54:293–302.
Climatic influences on interannual variability in regional burn severity across western US forests
Abatzoglou, J. T., C. A. Kolden, A. P. Williams, J. A. Lutz, and A. M. S. Smith. 2017. Climatic influences on interannual variability in regional burn severity across western US forests. International Journal of Wildland Fire 26:269.