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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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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...
Authors
Caitlin Montano, Abigail Lynch, Ian Harrison, Denielle M. 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...
Authors
Amanda L. Sesser, Jennifer L. Wilkening, Wendy Beth Miles, Kelly G. Guilbeau, Abigail Lynch, Jeremy R. Conrad, Dawn Robin 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...
Authors
Michael Stemkovski, Joey Bernhardt, Benjamin Wong Blonder, John B. Bradford, Kyra Clark-Wolf, Laura E. Dee, Margaret Evans, Virginia Iglesias, Loretta Johnson, Abigail J. Lynch, Sparkle Malone, Brooke Osborne, Melissa Pastore, Michael Paterson, Malin Pinsky, Christine R. Rollinson, Oliver Selmoni, Jason Venkiteswarnan, Anthony P. Walker, Nicole K. Ward, John B. 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...
Authors
Abigail J. 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 C. Phang, Emma D. Rice, Nicholas A. Sievert, Gretchen L. Stokes, Leonard Akwany, Edward H. Allison, Robert Arlinghaus, Robert I. Arthur, Vidyadhar Atkore, Mahatub Khan Badhon, Claudio Baigun, Jill Brooks, Leandro Castello, Somvilay Chanthalounnavong, Seila Chea, Soksan Chhorn, Michael S. Cooperman, Kim Crisafi, James Dalton, Caitlin Doughty, Jason Earl, Wasseem E. Emam, Rebecca L. Flitcroft, Daria Gundermann, Henry H. 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 A. Nyboer, Julian D. Olden, Craig P. Paukert, Morgan L. 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

Relationship-centered engagement bridges the divide between science and management, and enhances climate adaptation Relationship-centered engagement bridges the divide between science and management, and enhances climate adaptation

The rapid pace of climate change demands changes in management practices. Despite abundant climate adaptation research, the implementation of climate adaptation can lag in the management space. In the present article, we argue that relationship-centered engagement—establishing and maintaining relationships among researchers and natural resource managers—is critical for bridging the...
Authors
Marissa Weiss, Addie Rose Holland, Anthony W. D’Amato, Linda A. Deegan, William H. Farmer, Christopher Hoving, Ambarish Karmalkar, Alexander W. Latzka, Madeline Magee, Peter B. McIntyre, Toni Lyn Morelli, Michael Notaro, Nancy Olmstead, Richard Palmer, Nancy Pau, Rosalind B. Renfrew, Christine A. Ribic, John Sheppard, Michelle D. Staudinger, Benjamin Zuckerberg, Bethany A. Bradley
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Differential responses of coolwater fishes to a whole-lake reduction of a warmwater thermal guild Differential responses of coolwater fishes to a whole-lake reduction of a warmwater thermal guild

Climate change is transforming the ecology of lakes at a rapid pace, shifting some lakes toward warmwater-dominant habitats. As a result, warmwater fishes are increasingly becoming more prevalent in lakes where they already existed, altering the patterning and strength of species interactions. Understanding shifting species interactions (e.g., competition, predation), and the role of...
Authors
Holly Susan Embke, Stephen R. Carpenter, Beard, Giancarlo Coppola, Daniel A. Isermann, Eric J. Pedersen, Andrew L. Rypel, Christopher J. Sullivan, Tyler D. Tunney, M. Jake Vander Zanden
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Cooperative Research Units, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Snow refugia: Managing temperate forest canopies to maintain winter conditions Snow refugia: Managing temperate forest canopies to maintain winter conditions

Climate change is reducing snowpack across temperate regions with negative consequences for human and natural systems. Because forest canopies create microclimates that preserve snowpack, managing forests to support snow refugia—defined here as areas that remain relatively buffered from contemporary climate change over time that sustain snow quality, quantity, and/or timing appropriate...
Authors
M.A. Pastore, S.J. Nelson, E.A. Burakowski, A.R. Contosta, A.W. D’Amato, S. Garlick, E. O. Lindsey, D.A. Lutz, Toni Lyn Morelli, A.P.K. Siren, Grace A. Smith, A. Weiskittel
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Catalyzing change: A literature review on the implementation of the Nature Futures Framework Catalyzing change: A literature review on the implementation of the Nature Futures Framework

The Nature Futures Framework (NFF), developed under the Intergovernmental Science–Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), serves as a catalyst for advancing new scenarios and models focused on biodiversity and ecosystem services within the broader research community. In particular, the framework facilitates the development of scenarios and models that can help...
Authors
Sana Okayasu, Jan J. Kuiper, Ghassen Halouani, HyeJin Kim, Brian W. Miller, America Paz Duran, Vermeer Angelique, Machteld Schoolenberg, Shizuka Hashimoto, Carolyn J. Lundquist
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Drought and deluge— Opportunities for climate-change adaptation in US national parks Drought and deluge— Opportunities for climate-change adaptation in US national parks

In a changing climate, resource management depends on anticipating changes and considering uncertainties. To facilitate effective decision making on public lands, we regionally summarized the magnitude and uncertainty of projected change in management-relevant climate variables for 332 national park units across the contiguous US. Temperature, frequency of extreme precipitation events...
Authors
Meagan Ford Oldfather, Amber N. Runyon, Kyra Clark-Wolf, Wynne Emily Moss, Imtiaz Rangwala, Anthony Ciocco, Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, Helen Sofaer, Brian W. Miller
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Challenges and priorities for climate-informed invasive species management across multiple scales Challenges and priorities for climate-informed invasive species management across multiple scales

In recent decades, substantial evidence has accumulated regarding the effects of climate change on the establishment, spread, and impact of invasive species. While the importance of incorporating climate change into invasive species management and policy is increasingly recognized, practitioner experiences and perspectives are often overlooked. Consequently, invasive species research may...
Authors
A.E. Evans, L. Brewington, Carrie Jean Brown-Lima, E. Fusco, R.M. Gregg, D. Lieurance, Elliott W. Parsons, R.C. Nagy, Lindsey Thurman, Toni Lyn Morelli
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

The perspective of youth: Envisioning transformative pathways and desirable futures for people and nature The perspective of youth: Envisioning transformative pathways and desirable futures for people and nature

This paper examines the pathways to desirable nature futures as envisioned by 22 young people from all United Nations regions and diverse cultural backgrounds who participated in the second edition of the IPBES Youth workshop (2022). The workshop employed the Three Horizons framework and the Nature Futures Framework (NFF) to describe the plurality of youth visions for desirable nature...
Authors
Thomas M. Schmitt, Juliette Aminian–Biquet, Polina Blinova, Yohana G. Jimenez, Lider Sinav, Hana Vašková, Ana Sofia Lorda Dumont, Pham Trung Kien, Vinamra Mathur, Brenda Mwale, Deign Frolley Soriano, Nopparat Anantaprayoon, Abdul Wahid Arimiyaw, Sheila Koech, Kantuta Conde Choque, HyeJin Kim, Jan J. Kuiper, Laura M. Pereira, Brian W. Miller
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Clarifying the role of the resist–accept–direct framework in supporting resource management planning processes Clarifying the role of the resist–accept–direct framework in supporting resource management planning processes

No abstract available.
Authors
Gregor W. Schuurman, Wylie Carr, Cat Hawkins Hoffman, David J. Lawrence, Brian W. Miller, Erik A. Beever, Jean Brennan, Katherine R. Clifford, Scott Covington, Shelley D. Crausbay, Amanda E. Cravens, John E. Gross, Linh Hoang, Stephen Jackson, Abraham J. Miller-Rushing, Wendy Morrison, Elizabeth A. Nelson, Robin O'Malley, Jay O. Peterson, Mark T. Porath, Karen Prentice, Joel H. Reynolds, Suresh A. Sethi, Helen Sofaer, Jennifer L. Wilkening
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers
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