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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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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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Tourist perceptions of climate change impacts on mountain ecotourism in southern Mexico Tourist perceptions of climate change impacts on mountain ecotourism in southern Mexico

Climate change impacts on tourism are well documented, with most studies focusing on challenges facing ski or beach tourism. While non-ski, mountain tourism accounts for almost one fifth of tourism worldwide, there is a dearth of research on tourists’ perceptions of climate change impacts and their effects on tourism demand in these areas. This study, conducted at the ecotourism...
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Ginger Deason, Erin Seekamp, Adam Terando, Camila Rojas
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Bayesian weighting of climate models based on climate sensitivity Bayesian weighting of climate models based on climate sensitivity

Using climate model ensembles containing members that exhibit very high climate sensitivities to increasing CO2 concentrations can result in biased projections. Various methods have been proposed to ameliorate this ‘hot model’ problem, such as model emulators or model culling. Here, we utilize Bayesian Model Averaging as a framework to address this problem without resorting to outright...
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Elias Massoud, Huikyo Lee, Adam Terando, Michael Wehner
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Scenario-Based Decision Analysis: Integrated scenario planning and structured decision making for resource management under climate change Scenario-Based Decision Analysis: Integrated scenario planning and structured decision making for resource management under climate change

Managing resources under climate change is a high-stakes and daunting task, especially because climate change and associated complex biophysical responses engender sustained directional changes as well as abrupt transformations. This environmental non-stationarity challenges assumptions and expectations among scientists, managers, rights holders, and stakeholders. These challenges are...
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Brian W. Miller, Mitchell J. Eaton, Amy Symstad, Gregor W. Schuurman, Imtiaz Rangwala, William R. Travis
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Reimagining large river management using the Resist–Accept–Direct (RAD) framework in the Upper Mississippi River Reimagining large river management using the Resist–Accept–Direct (RAD) framework in the Upper Mississippi River

Background Large-river decision-makers are charged with maintaining diverse ecosystem services through unprecedented social-ecological transformations as climate change and other global stressors intensify. The interconnected, dendritic habitats of rivers, which often demarcate jurisdictional boundaries, generate complex management challenges. Here, we explore how the Resist–Accept...
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Nicole K. Ward, Abigail Lynch, Erik A. Beever, Joshua Booker, Kristen L. Bouska, Holly Susan Embke, John F. Kocik, Joshua Kocik, Mary Grace T. Lemon, David J. Lawrence, Douglas Limpinsel, Madeline Magee, Bryan M. Maitland, Owen P. McKenna, Andrew R. Meier, John M. Morton, Jeffrey Muehlbauer, Robert Newman, Devon C. Oliver, Heidi M. Rantala, Greg G. Sass, Aaron D. Shultz, Laura Thompson, Jennifer L. Wilkening
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Mississippi River

Women in wildlife science: Building equity, diversity, and inclusion Women in wildlife science: Building equity, diversity, and inclusion

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Toni Lyn Morelli, Jahiya Clark
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Critical stakeholder engagement: The road to actionable science Is paved with scientists’ good intentions Critical stakeholder engagement: The road to actionable science Is paved with scientists’ good intentions

To help stakeholders such as planners, resource managers, policymakers, and decision makers address environmental challenges in the Anthropocene, scientists are increasingly creating actionable science—science that is useful, usable, and used. Critical physical geography encourages the engagement of stakeholders in the creation of scientific knowledge to conduct actionable science and...
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Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, Amanda E. Cravens, Renee A. McPherson
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Fort Collins Science Center

Developing satellite-estimated precipitation monthly reports for selected locations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands Developing satellite-estimated precipitation monthly reports for selected locations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (also known as the Marshall Islands) is a nation of more than 30 low-lying atolls and islands, most of which are inhabited, dispersed across an Exclusive Economic Zone over 770,000 square miles in the tropical central north Pacific Ocean. Monitoring environmental conditions for potential drought risk is challenging in such a dispersed island nation...
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Gabriel B. Senay, David A. Helweg, Stefanie Kagone, John B. Taylor, Thomas Cecere, Tiare Eastmond, Amy Koch, Kurtis Nelson, Lajikit Rufus
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Core Science Systems Mission Area, Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, National Geospatial Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , International Programs

Intramolecular carbon isotope geochemistry of butane isomers from laboratory maturation and Monte-Carlo simulations of kerogen types I, II, and III Intramolecular carbon isotope geochemistry of butane isomers from laboratory maturation and Monte-Carlo simulations of kerogen types I, II, and III

Position-specific (PS) carbon isotope compositions of light hydrocarbons such as propane and butane isomers (n-butane and i-butane) can provide a wealth of information on the history of natural gases in the subsurface reservoirs and other environments. For PS carbon isotope analysis of butane isomers, we have established a GC-pyrolysis-GC-isotope ratio mass spectrometry method with...
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Xiaoqiang Li, Hao Xie, Justin E. Birdwell, Gregory McGovern, Juske Horita
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center

Stocking fish in inland waters: Opportunities and risks for sustainable food systems Stocking fish in inland waters: Opportunities and risks for sustainable food systems

Stocking is one of the foremost tools in the inland fisheries management toolbox, but it comes with both opportunities and risks. Stocking is often used as compensation for depleted wild populations, particularly where recruitment processes have been disrupted, but it can introduce disease, disrupt community structures, reduce genetic integrity, and cause conflicts between fishery...
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Ian G. Cowx, Simon Funge-Smith, Abigail J. Lynch
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Future-proofing the Emergency Recovery Plan for freshwater biodiversity Future-proofing the Emergency Recovery Plan for freshwater biodiversity

Freshwater biodiversity loss is accelerating globally, but humanity can change this trajectory through actions that enable recovery. To be successful, these actions require coordination and planning at a global scale. The Emergency Recovery Plan for global freshwater biodiversity aims to reduce the risk for freshwater biodiversity loss through six priority actions: (1) accelerate...
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Abigail J. Lynch, Amanda A. Hyman, Steven J. Cooke, Sam Capon, Paul A. Franklin, Sonja C. Jähnig, Matthew McCartney, Phú Hòa Nguyễn, Margaret Owuor, Jamie Pittock, Michael J. Samways, Luiz G. Silva, E. Ashley Steel, David Tickner
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Estimating lentic recreational fisheries catch and effort across the United States Estimating lentic recreational fisheries catch and effort across the United States

Recreational fisheries represent a socially, ecologically, and economically significant component of global fisheries. The U.S. Inland Creel and Angler Survey Catalog (CreelCat) database includes inland recreational fisheries survey data across the United States to facilitate large-scale analyses. However, because survey methods differ, a statistical method capable of integrating these...
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Matthew Robertson, Stephen R. Midway, Holly Susan Embke, Anna Kaz, Mitchel Lang, Craig P. Paukert, Nicholas A. Sievert, Lyndsie S. Wszola, Abigail J. Lynch
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Seventy questions of importance to the conservation of the North Central grasslands of the United States in a changing climate Seventy questions of importance to the conservation of the North Central grasslands of the United States in a changing climate

Successful conservation of ecosystems in a changing climate requires actionable research that directly supports the rethinking and revising of management approaches to address changing risks and opportunities. As an important first step toward actionable research, we reviewed and synthesized grassland management-related documents to identify broadly shared questions that, if answered...
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Christine D. Miller Hesed, Heather M. Yocum, Molly S. Cross, Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, Ben Wheeler, Jon P. Beckmann, Marissa Ahlering, Kimberly R. Hall, Emily Boyd-Valandra, Danika Mosher, Brian W. Miller, Sarah Jaffe
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers
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