Partnerships Ecologist Lindsey Thurman explores how climate change impacts amphibians in the Northwest, looking to understand the traits that allow species to survive and thrive in a changing world.
Lindsey Thurman, Ph.D.
Lindsey Thurman is a Partnerships Ecologist for the USGS Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, one of the nine regional centers that form the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Center network.
Lindsey Thurman is a Partnerships Ecologist for the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC). She is a freshwater community ecologist with expertise in amphibian ecology and conservation. Her research currently focuses on identifying climate change refugia for stream-associated amphibian species in timber-managed landscapes. Lindsey is also leading a community of practice among agency, university and non-profit partners centered around species’ adaptive capacity (AC) in a changing climate and improving the incorporation of AC information in natural-resource management and conservation planning through training, guidance and tool development. Her role with the NW CASC is to engage with stakeholders in the region and identify needs related to climate adaptation, including strategies to enhance adaptive capacity and reduce the vulnerability of at-risk species from climate change. Prior to this position, Lindsey was an Ecologist with the USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. in Wildlife Science, Oregon State University
M.S. in Wildlife Science, Oregon State University
B.S. in Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, The University of Florida
Science and Products
Developing a next-generation Climate Change Vulnerability Index in support of climate-informed natural-resource management
Development of a Surface Water Index of Permanence (SWIPe) Database to Assess Surface Water Availability for Ecohydrological Refugia
Exploring Large Downed Wood as Post-Fire Refugia for Terrestrial Salamanders in Pacific Northwest Forests
Evaluating Species’ Adaptive Capacity in a Changing Climate: Applications to Natural-Resource Management in the Northwestern U.S.
Adaptive Capacity: the linchpin for understanding and addressing species vulnerability to climate-change impacts
Partnerships Ecologist Lindsey Thurman explores how climate change impacts amphibians in the Northwest, looking to understand the traits that allow species to survive and thrive in a changing world.
Partnerships Ecologist Lindsey Thurman explores how climate change impacts amphibians in the Northwest, looking to understand the traits that allow species to survive and thrive in a changing world.
Partnerships Ecologist Lindsey Thurman explores how climate change impacts amphibians in the Northwest, looking to understand the traits that allow species to survive and thrive in a changing world.
Guidelines for using the Climate Change Vulnerability Index 2024 release 4.0
Disease-smart climate adaptation for wildlife management and conservation
Development of a Surface-Water Index of Permanence to assess surface-water availability for ecohydrological refugia
Geographic and taxonomic variation in adaptive capacity among mountain-dwelling small mammals: implications for conservation status and actions
Voluntary Guidance for States to Incorporate Climate Adaptation in State Wildlife Action Plans and Other Management Plans
Treading water: Conservation of headwater-stream associated amphibians in northwestern North America
Applying assessments of adaptive capacity to inform natural-resource management in a changing climate
Is the grass always greener? Land surface phenology reveals differences in peak and season-long vegetation productivity responses to climate and management
Factors influencing distributional shifts and abundance at the range core of a climate-sensitive mammal
Persist in place or shift in space? Evaluating the adaptive capacity of species to climate change
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Developing a next-generation Climate Change Vulnerability Index in support of climate-informed natural-resource management
Development of a Surface Water Index of Permanence (SWIPe) Database to Assess Surface Water Availability for Ecohydrological Refugia
Exploring Large Downed Wood as Post-Fire Refugia for Terrestrial Salamanders in Pacific Northwest Forests
Evaluating Species’ Adaptive Capacity in a Changing Climate: Applications to Natural-Resource Management in the Northwestern U.S.
Adaptive Capacity: the linchpin for understanding and addressing species vulnerability to climate-change impacts
Partnerships Ecologist Lindsey Thurman explores how climate change impacts amphibians in the Northwest, looking to understand the traits that allow species to survive and thrive in a changing world.
Partnerships Ecologist Lindsey Thurman explores how climate change impacts amphibians in the Northwest, looking to understand the traits that allow species to survive and thrive in a changing world.
Partnerships Ecologist Lindsey Thurman explores how climate change impacts amphibians in the Northwest, looking to understand the traits that allow species to survive and thrive in a changing world.
Partnerships Ecologist Lindsey Thurman explores how climate change impacts amphibians in the Northwest, looking to understand the traits that allow species to survive and thrive in a changing world.
Guidelines for using the Climate Change Vulnerability Index 2024 release 4.0
Disease-smart climate adaptation for wildlife management and conservation
Development of a Surface-Water Index of Permanence to assess surface-water availability for ecohydrological refugia
Geographic and taxonomic variation in adaptive capacity among mountain-dwelling small mammals: implications for conservation status and actions
Voluntary Guidance for States to Incorporate Climate Adaptation in State Wildlife Action Plans and Other Management Plans
Treading water: Conservation of headwater-stream associated amphibians in northwestern North America
Applying assessments of adaptive capacity to inform natural-resource management in a changing climate
Is the grass always greener? Land surface phenology reveals differences in peak and season-long vegetation productivity responses to climate and management
Factors influencing distributional shifts and abundance at the range core of a climate-sensitive mammal
Persist in place or shift in space? Evaluating the adaptive capacity of species to climate change
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.