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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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Evaluating the central–marginal hypothesis: Introgression and genetic variation at the trailing edge of Quercus bicolor Evaluating the central–marginal hypothesis: Introgression and genetic variation at the trailing edge of Quercus bicolor

The central–marginal hypothesis (CMH) predicts reduced genetic diversity and increased differentiation in range-edge populations due to ecological marginality and limited gene flow. Deviations from this pattern, however, can result from historical demographic processes, variation in reproductive strategies or interspecific hybridization. The genus Quercus, known for hybridization and...
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Jesse B. Parker, Sean Hoban, Laura Thompson, Scott E. Schlarbaum
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Global recreational consumption of non-native inland fish: Higher economic benefits, but lower nutritional value and climate resilience Global recreational consumption of non-native inland fish: Higher economic benefits, but lower nutritional value and climate resilience

Inland recreational fisheries are globally significant leisure pursuits, with well-documented benefits to human health and well-being, but also one of the principal drivers of non-native fish introductions to enhance fishing opportunities, whether for sport or sustenance. In this study, we assess the relative reliance of global inland recreational fisheries on non-native versus native...
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Marco Milardi, Louisa Wood, Elizabeth Nyboer, Holly Susan Embke, Sui Phang, Abigail Lynch
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Insight 4. Climate change and biodiversity loss amplify each other Insight 4. Climate change and biodiversity loss amplify each other

Key messages: • Climate change is impacting biodiversity from local to global scales, and growing evidence suggests that further loss of biodiversity can contribute to climate change, creating a destabilizing feedback. • Loss of plant diversity due to climate and land-use change can weaken ecosystem functioning, leading to a decrease in biomass accumulation and reduced carbon storage. •...
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Luiz Domeignoz-Horta, Guilherme Mazzochini, Akira Mori, Estelle Razanatsoa, Sarah Weiskopf, Adrian Heilemann
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Toward a shared vision for climate-informed resource stewardship Toward a shared vision for climate-informed resource stewardship

Climate-change adaptation planning processes and tools are increasing in number and evolving rapidly. During times of innovation and proliferation, a potential danger is incoherence, when well-intended contributions can overwhelm, create confusion, or mask complementarities. A shared vision is needed to avoid duplication, reduce misunderstandings, and facilitate work across jurisdictions...
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Brian Miller, Gregor Schuurman, Wylie Carr, David Lawrence, Lindsey Thurman, Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, Leslie Brandt, Shelley Crausbay, Molly Cross, Mitchell Eaton, Maria Janowiak, D. Jones-Farrand, Julian Reyes
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Advancing climate adaptation for inland fish and fisheries Advancing climate adaptation for inland fish and fisheries

Climate change was barely a blip on the radar for inland fisheries management 20 years ago. Today, it's a central focus. A 2016 paper helped shift conversations, sparked adaptation efforts across fisheries management. The future is still uncertain, but adaptation is key to sustaining these important resources.
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Abigail Lynch, T. Douglas Beard, Craig Paukert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Scientific opportunities in the National Landscape Conservation System Scientific opportunities in the National Landscape Conservation System

The National Landscape Conservation System consists of unique and beautiful places across America’s landscapes where identified resources and values are protected and science is highlighted. The mission of the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS), which is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and is often referred to as the agency’s National Conservation Lands, is to...
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Sarah Carter, Sarah Whipple, Samuel Jordan, Nicole Herman-Mercer, Robin Lewis, Karen Prentice, Zachary Bowen, Frederick L. Klasner
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Fort Collins Science Center

Reframing fish passage prioritization for human nutrition outcomes Reframing fish passage prioritization for human nutrition outcomes

Water control infrastructure forms barriers that fragment river habitats, reducing aquatic biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides. Irrigation infrastructure, for example, although implemented to support food production, highlights problematic trade-offs against wild food systems like inland fisheries which are a critical food resource for tens of millions of people...
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Nicolette Duncan, Ana Horta, John Conallin, Tim Marsden, Abigail Lynch, Ivor Stuart
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) switch points and triggers for adaptation planning RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) switch points and triggers for adaptation planning

Climate change is transforming ecosystems globally. The Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) framework has gained traction within many natural resource management institutions to help consider the decision space in response to this transformation. Because RAD helps manage for directional change, RAD choices entail considering which RAD pathway to implement and for how long. For example, one may...
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Abigail Lynch, Jaime Ashander, Anthony Ciocco, Amanda Cravens, Colin Dassow, Laura Dee, Jason B. Dunham, Mitchell Eaton, Holly Susan Embke, Joseph M. Hennessy, Alexander W. Latzka, David Lawrence, Jeremy Littell, Brian Miller, Luca Palasti, Michael Runge, Gregory Sass, Aaron Shultz, Katherine Siegel, Leona Svancara, Laura Thompson, Lindsey Thurman, Jackson Valler, Sarah Weiskopf, Heather Yocum
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Perceptions of climate vulnerability for subsistence inland fisheries in the United States Perceptions of climate vulnerability for subsistence inland fisheries in the United States

Globally, inland fisheries are important sources of food, particularly for some communities where fishing is socially or culturally important or where local community economics require families to find cheap sources of food. However, little information specific to subsistence inland fisheries and their dependent communities is available for the United States, especially for non...
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Caitlin Montano, Abigail Lynch, Ian Harrison, Denielle Perry
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Integrating the resist–accept–direct framework into natural resource decision-making processes for climate adaptation Integrating the resist–accept–direct framework into natural resource decision-making processes for climate adaptation

The resist–accept–direct (RAD) framework for climate adaptation is a useful tool, particularly when conservation practitioners know they need to address climate change but do not know where to start or when they struggle to implement conservation actions that are outside the status quo. Some conservation practitioners may view RAD as a decision process that will lead them through...
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Amanda Sesser, Jennifer Wilkening, Wendy Miles, Kelly Guilbeau, Abigail Lynch, Jeremy Conrad, Dawn Magness
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Ecological acclimation: A framework to integrate fast and slow responses to climate change Ecological acclimation: A framework to integrate fast and slow responses to climate change

Ecological responses to climate change occur across vastly different time-scales, from minutes for physiological plasticity to decades or centuries for community turnover and evolutionary adaptation. Accurately predicting the range of ecosystem trajectories will require models that incorporate both fast processes that may keep pace with climate change and slower ones likely to lag behind...
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Michael Stemkovski, Joey Bernhardt, Benjamin Wong Blonder, John Bradford, Kyra Clark-Wolf, Laura Dee, Margaret Evans, Virginia Iglesias, Loretta Johnson, Abigail Lynch, Sparkle Malone, Brooke Osborne, Melissa Pastore, Michael Paterson, Malin Pinsky, Christine Rollinson, Oliver Selmoni, Jason Venkiteswarnan, Anthony Walker, Nicole Ward, John Williams, Claire Zarakas, Peter B. Adler
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Opportunities to better integrate inland fish and fisheries in multilateral environmental agreements Opportunities to better integrate inland fish and fisheries in multilateral environmental agreements

Inland fish and fisheries are globally important to environmental function and human services, yet their persistent lack of recognition in global agreements, especially multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), may hinder progress towards biodiversity conservation and human well-being. The connection between inland fish, fisheries, and their ecosystems means that addressing the needs...
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Abigail Lynch, Devin Bartley, Beard, Gabriel Borba, Steven J. Cooke, Ian G. Cowx, Vittoria Elliott, Holly Susan Embke, Edith Gondwe, Zeb Hogan, Jonathan G. Low, Jamie Madden, Sui Phang, Emma D. Rice, Nicholas A. Sievert, Gretchen Stokes, Leonard Akwany, Edward Allison, Robert Arlinghaus, Robert Arthur, Vidyadhar Atkore, Mahatub Khan Badhon, Claudio Baigun, Jill Brooks, Leandro Castello, Somvilay Chanthalounnavong, Seila Chea, Soksan Chhorn, Michael Cooperman, Kim Crisafi, James Dalton, Caitlin Doughty, Jason Earl, Wasseem E. Emam, Rebecca Flitcroft, Daria Gundermann, Henry Hansen, Ian Harrison, Kathy Hughes, Külli Kangur, Ted Lawrence, Roman Lyach, Bonnie Jean Evaline Myers, Muruganandam Muthiah, Nguyen Thi Kim Quyen, Vivian M. Nguyen, Elizabeth Nyboer, Julian D. Olden, Craig Paukert, Morgan Piczak, Yasmín Quintana, Vu Dang Ha Quyen, Shehu Latunji Akintola, Roshani Shrestha, Sokmoly Uon, Sophorn Uy, Cassie M. VanWynen
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers
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