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Since its inception in 2008, CASC-funded research projects have generated over 2,000 publications in academic journals across the sciences, including articles in high-impact journals such as Science and Nature. Browse a selection of publications from CASC-funded projects below. For a complete list of our scientific projects, publications, and data, explore our Project Explorer database.

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The CASC network develops an annual report each year to highlight successful and interesting activities from across the network over the past year. Explore past network reports.

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Climate-change refugia in boreal North America: What, where, and for how long? Climate-change refugia in boreal North America: What, where, and for how long?

TThe vast boreal biome plays an important role in the global carbon cycle but is experiencing particularly rapid climate warming, threatening the integrity of valued ecosystems and their component species. We developed a framework and taxonomy to identify climate‐change refugia potential in the North American boreal region, summarizing current knowledge regarding mechanisms, geographic
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Diana Stralberg, Dominique Arseneault, Jennifer Baltzer, Quinn Barber, Erin Bayne, Yan Boulanger, Carissa Brown, Hilary Cooke, Kevin Devito, Jason Edwards, Cesar Estevo, Nadele Flynn, Lee Frelich, E. H. Hogg, Mark Johnston, Travis Logan, Steven M. Matsuoka, Paul Moore, Toni Lyn Morelli, Julienne Morissette, Elizabeth Nelson, Hedvig Nenzen, Scott Nielsen, Marc-André Parisien, John Pedlar, David Price, Fiona Schmiegelow, Stuart Slattery, Oliver Sonnentag, Daniel Thompson, Ellen Whitman
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Wildland Fire Science

Report on the workshop ‘Next Steps in Developing Nature Futures’ Report on the workshop ‘Next Steps in Developing Nature Futures’

The workshop ‘New Narratives for Nature: operationalizing the IPBES Nature Futures Scenarios’ was organised by the IPBES task force on scenarios and models and hosted by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), with support from the research team on “Predicting and Assessing Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services through an Integrated Social-Ecological Systems Approach...
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Machteld Schoolenberg, Sana Okayasu, Rob Alkemade, Amanda Krijgsman, Ana Paula Dutra de Aguiar, Shizuka Hashimoto, Carolyn J. Lundquist, Laura Pereira, Garry Peterson, Dolors Armenteras, William W. L. Cheung, Mariteuw Chimere Diaw, America Paz Duran, Maria Gasalla, Ghassen Halouani, Paula Harrisson, Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, HyeJin Kim, Jan J. Kuiper, Brian W. Miller, Yasuo Takahashi, Ramon Pichs
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Fishing for food: Quantifying recreational fisheries harvest in Wisconsin lakes Fishing for food: Quantifying recreational fisheries harvest in Wisconsin lakes

Recreational fisheries have high economic worth, valued at US$190 billion globally. An important, but underappreciated, secondary value of recreational catch is its role as a source of food. This contribution is poorly understood due to difficulty in estimating recreational harvest at spatial scales beyond a single system, as traditionally estimated from individual creel surveys. Here...
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Holly Embke, Beard, Abigail Lynch, Vander Zanden
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Validating climate‐change refugia: Empirical bottom‐up approaches to support management actions Validating climate‐change refugia: Empirical bottom‐up approaches to support management actions

Efforts to conserve biodiversity increasingly focus on identifying climate‐change refugia – areas relatively buffered from contemporary climate change over time that enable species persistence. Identification of refugia typically includes modeling the distribution of a species’ current habitat and then extrapolating that distribution given projected changes in temperature and...
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Cameron W. Barrows, Aaron R. Ramirez, Lynn C. Sweet, Toni Lyn Morelli, Constance I. Millar, Neil Frakes, Jane Rodgers, Mary Frances Mahalovich
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Climate‐change refugia: Biodiversity in the slow lane Climate‐change refugia: Biodiversity in the slow lane

Climate‐change adaptation focuses on conducting and translating research to minimize the dire impacts of anthropogenic climate change, including threats to biodiversity and human welfare. One adaptation strategy is to focus conservation on climate‐change refugia (that is, areas relatively buffered from contemporary climate change over time that enable persistence of valued physical...
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Toni Lyn Morelli, Cameron W. Barrows, Aaron R. Ramirez, Jennifer M. Cartwright, David D. Ackerly, Tatiana D. Eaves, Joseph L. Ebersole, Meg A. Krawchuk, Benjamin Letcher, Mary Frances Mahalovich, Garrett Meigs, Julia Michalak, Constance I. Millar, Rebecca M. Quinones, Diana Stralberg, James H. Thorne
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Climate change projected to reduce prescribed burning opportunities in the south-eastern United States Climate change projected to reduce prescribed burning opportunities in the south-eastern United States

Prescribed burning is a critical tool for managing wildfire risks and meeting ecological objectives, but its safe and effective application requires that specific meteorological criteria (a ‘burn window’) are met. Here, we evaluate the potential impacts of projected climatic change on prescribed burning in the south-eastern United States by applying a set of burn window criteria that...
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John A Kupfer, Adam J. Terando, Peng Gao, Casey Teske, J Kevin Hiers
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Wildland Fire Science

Examining the mechanisms of species responses to climate change: Are there biological thresholds? Examining the mechanisms of species responses to climate change: Are there biological thresholds?

Climate-change-driven shifts in distribution and abundance have been documented in many species. However, in order to better predict species responses, managers are seeking to understand the mechanisms that are driving these changes, including any thresholds that might soon be crossed. Leveraging the research that has already been supported by the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science...
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William DeLuca, Thomas W. Bonnot, Alexej P. K. Siren, Radley M. Horton, Curtice R. Griffin, Toni Lyn Morelli
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Surface soil temperature seasonal variation estimation in a forested area using combined satellite observations and in-situ measurements Surface soil temperature seasonal variation estimation in a forested area using combined satellite observations and in-situ measurements

Surface soil temperature is the soil temperature from the surface to 10 cm in depth. Surface soil temperature plays a significant role in agricultural drought monitoring, ecosystem energy transfer modeling, and global carbon cycle evaluation. Studies have been proposed to estimate surface soil temperature, but surface soil temperature monitoring within forested areas still poses a...
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Chenyang Xu, John J. Qu, Xianjun Hao, Zhiliang Zhu, Laurel Gutenberg
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Do empirical observations support commonly-held climate change range shift hypotheses? A systematic review protocol Do empirical observations support commonly-held climate change range shift hypotheses? A systematic review protocol

Background Among the most widely anticipated climate-related impacts to biodiversity are geographic range shifts, whereby species shift their spatial distribution in response to changing climate conditions. In particular, a series of commonly articulated hypotheses have emerged: species are expected to shift their distributions to higher latitudes, greater elevations, and deeper depths...
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Madeleine A. Rubenstein, Sarah R. Weiskopf, Shawn Carter, Mitchell J. Eaton, Ciara Johnson, Abigail Lynch, Brian W. Miller, Toni Lyn Morelli, Mari Angel Rodriguez, Adam Terando, Laura Thompson
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Assessment of rangeland ecosystem conditions in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, Arizona Assessment of rangeland ecosystem conditions in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, Arizona

Sustainability of dryland ecosystems depends on the functionality of soil-vegetation feedbacks that affect ecosystem processes, such as nutrient cycling, water capture and retention, soil erosion and deposition, and plant establishment and reproduction. Useful, common indicators can provide information on soil and site stability, hydrologic function, and biotic integrity. Evaluation of...
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Michael C. Duniway, Emily C. Palmquist
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program

A social-ecological odyssey in fisheries and wildlife management A social-ecological odyssey in fisheries and wildlife management

No abstract available.
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Andrew K. Carlson, William W. Taylor, Melissa R Cronin, Mitchell J. Eaton, Lauren E. Eckert, Mark A Kaemingk, Andrea J. Reid, Ashley Trudeau
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Inland fish and fisheries integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Inland fish and fisheries integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Inland fish provide food for billions and livelihoods for millions of people worldwide and are integral to effective freshwater ecosystem function, yet the recognition of these services is notably absent in development discussions and policies, such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). How might the SDGs be enhanced if inland fishery services were integrated into...
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Abigail Lynch, Vittoria Elliott, Sui C. Phang, Julie E. Claussen, Ian Harrison, Karen J. Murchie, E. Ashley Steel, Gretchen L. Stokes
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers
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