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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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CASC Network Annual Reports

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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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On an annual basis, each regional CASC produces a report documenting the activities of the host university and consortium institutions. Explore past reports from each CASC.

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Perspective: Developing flow policies to balance the water needs of humans and wetlands requires a landscape scale approach inclusive of future scenarios and multiple timescales Perspective: Developing flow policies to balance the water needs of humans and wetlands requires a landscape scale approach inclusive of future scenarios and multiple timescales

Maintenance of the natural flow regime is essential for continued wetland integrity; however, the flow regime is greatly influenced by both natural and anthropogenic forces. Wetlands may be particularly susceptible to altered flow regimes as they are directly impacted by water flows at a variety of time scales. In Puerto Rico, contemporary water management is decreasing freshwater...
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Brent Murry, Jared Bowden, Benjamin Branoff, Miguel Garcia-Bermudez, Beth Middleton, Jorge Ortiz-Zayas, Carla Restrepo, Adam J. Terando
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Climate change adaptation for coastal national wildlife refuges Climate change adaptation for coastal national wildlife refuges

National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) along the East Coast of the United States protect habitat for a host of wildlife species, while also offering storm surge protection, improving water quality, supporting nurseries for commercially important fish and shellfish, and providing recreation opportunities for coastal communities. Yet in the last century, coastal ecosystems in the eastern U.S...
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Mitchell J. Eaton, Jennifer K. Costanza, Fred A Johnson, Julien Martin, Laura Taylor
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Spatial conservation planning under uncertainty: Adapting to climate change risks using modern portfolio theory Spatial conservation planning under uncertainty: Adapting to climate change risks using modern portfolio theory

Climate change and urban growth impact habitats, species, and ecosystem services. To buffer against global change, an established adaptation strategy is designing protected areas to increase representation and complementarity of biodiversity features. Uncertainty regarding the scale and magnitude of landscape change complicates reserve planning and exposes decision makers to risk of...
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Mitchell J. Eaton, Simeon Yurek, Zulqarnain Haider, Julien Martin, Fred Johnson, Bradley Udell, Hadi Charkhgard, Changhyun Kwon
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Modern pollen-assemblages data from small lakes paired with local forest-composition data in northeastern United States Modern pollen-assemblages data from small lakes paired with local forest-composition data in northeastern United States

For the past century, pollen analysis has served as a primary tool for inferring past changes in vegetation composition and structure (Birks et al. 2016, Edwards et al. 2017). Pollen-based inferences are supported by empirical studies comparing modern pollen assemblages with modern vegetation composition. In one approach, pollen abundances (usually percentages) for individual taxa are...
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Stephen Jackson
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Report on the workshop 'Global modelling of biodiversity and ecosystem services' Report on the workshop 'Global modelling of biodiversity and ecosystem services'

A three-day workshop on ‘Global Modelling of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’, was held in the Hague, Netherlands, from 24th to 26th June 2019. The workshop, attended by 35 modelling and scenario-building experts, was organised on behalf of the former IPBES1 expert group on scenarios and models of the first IPBES work programme by its interim technical support unit, and hosted by the...
Authors
Sana Okayasu, Machteld Schoolenberg, Eefje den Belder, Ghassen Halouani, HyeJin Kim, Brian W. Miller
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Planning for ecological drought: Integrating ecosystem services and vulnerability assessment Planning for ecological drought: Integrating ecosystem services and vulnerability assessment

As research recognizes the importance of ecological impacts of drought to natural and human communities, drought planning processes need to better incorporate ecological impacts. Drought planning currently recognizes the vulnerability of some ecological impacts from drought (e.g., loss of instream flow affecting fish populations). However, planning often does not identify all the...
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Nejem Raheem, Amanda E. Cravens, Molly S. Cross, Shelley D. Crausbay, Aaron R. Ramirez, Jamie McEvoy, Dionne Zoanni, Deborah J. Bathke, Michael Hayes, Shawn Carter, Madeleine Rubenstein, Ann Schwend, Kimberly R. Hall, Paul Suberu
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

Climate adaptation Science Centers—Annual report for 2018 Climate adaptation Science Centers—Annual report for 2018

2018 marked the 10-year anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center! With the passage of the fiscal year 2018 budget on March 23, 2018, our program name was changed from the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center to the National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC). The eight regional...
Authors
Elda Varela Minder
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Responses of Native American cultural heritage to changes in environmental setting Responses of Native American cultural heritage to changes in environmental setting

Cultural expressions of American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN) reflect the relationship between AIAN and the plant and animal species present in an area. Different forces that modify that relationship and influence those expressions can potentially shape AIAN cultural heritage and even compromise their cultural identity. Herein, we propose seven modalities to illustrate how AIAN...
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Gustavo A. Bisbal, Chas E Jones
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Fishing for conservation of freshwater tropical fish in the Anthropocene Fishing for conservation of freshwater tropical fish in the Anthropocene

1. Biodiversity and fisheries are two important assets of freshwater ecosystems that are currently at risk from external threats. Establishing an equitable resolution to these threats is a major challenge of the Anthropocene. 2. This is particularly pertinent in developing nations where hotspots for biodiversity converge with rapid, and often environmentally degrading, economic...
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Sui Chian Phang, Michael S. Cooperman, Abigail Lynch, Ashley Steel, Vittoria Elliott, Karen J. Murchie, Steven J. Cooke, Scott Dowd, Ian G. Cowx
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

It’s about time: A synthesis of changing phenology in the Gulf of Maine ecosystem It’s about time: A synthesis of changing phenology in the Gulf of Maine ecosystem

The timing of recurring biological and seasonal environmental events is changing on a global scale relative to temperature and other climate drivers. This study considers the Gulf of Maine ecosystem, a region of high social and ecological importance in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and synthesizes current knowledge of 1) key seasonal processes, patterns, and events; 2) direct evidence for...
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Michelle Staudinger, Katherine E. Mills, Karen Stamieszkin, Nicholas R. Record, Christine A. Hudak, Andrew Allyn, Antony Diamond, Kevin Friedland, Walt Golet, Elisabeth Henderson, Christina M. Hernandez, Thomas G. Huntington, Rubao Ji, Catherine L. Johnson, David Samuel Johnson, Adrian Jordaan, John Kocik, Yun Li, Matthew Liebman, Owen C. Nichols, Daniel Pendleton, R. Anne Richards, Thomas Robben, Andrew C. Thomas, Harvey J. Walsh, Keenan Yakola
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Land Change Science Program

Implementation of an occupancy-based monitoring protocol for a wide-spread and cryptic species, the New England cottontail Sylvilagus transitionalis Implementation of an occupancy-based monitoring protocol for a wide-spread and cryptic species, the New England cottontail Sylvilagus transitionalis

Designing effective long-term monitoring strategies is essential for managing wildlife populations. Implementing a cost-effective, practical monitoring program is especially challenging for widespread but locally rare species. Early successional habitat preferred by the New England cottontail (NEC) has become increasingly rare and fragmented, resulting in substantial declines from their...
Authors
Colin P. Shea, Mitchell J. Eaton, Darryl I. MacKenzie
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Optimizing historical preservation under climate change—An overview of the optimal preservation model and pilot testing at Cape Lookout National Seashore Optimizing historical preservation under climate change—An overview of the optimal preservation model and pilot testing at Cape Lookout National Seashore

Adapting cultural resources to climate-change effects challenges traditional cultural resource decision making because some adaptation strategies can negatively affect the integrity of cultural resources. Yet, the inevitability of climate-change effects—even given the uncertain timing of those effects—necessitates that managers begin prioritizing resources for climate-change adaptation
Authors
Erin Seekamp, Max Post van der Burg, Sandra Fatoric, Mitchell J. Eaton, Xiao Xiao, Allie McCreary
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers
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