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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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Colorado River basin Colorado River basin

Flowing 1,450 miles through seven states and 30 Tribal Nations, the Colorado River is known as the lifeline of the Southwest. The river delivers water to 40 million people, irrigates approximately five million acres of farmland, supports a trillion-dollar economy, and supplies hydroelectric power to millions. Its drainage basin stretches across 250,000 square miles of diverse ecosystems...
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Sierra Olivia Brown
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Bringing the Nature Futures Framework to life: Creating a set of illustrative narratives of nature futures Bringing the Nature Futures Framework to life: Creating a set of illustrative narratives of nature futures

To halt further destruction of the biosphere, most people and societies around the globe need to transform their relationships with nature. The internationally agreed vision under the Convention of Biological Diversity—Living in harmony with nature—is that “By 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet...
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América P. Durán, Jan J. Kuiper, A.P.D. Aguiar, W.W. Cheung, M.C. Diaw, G. Halouani, S. Hashimoto, M.A. Gasalla, G.D. Peterson, M.A. Schoolenberg, R. Abbasov, L.A. Acosta, D. Armenteras, F. Davila, M.A. Denboba, P.A. Harrison, K.A. Harhash, S. Karlsson-Viinkhuyzen, H. Kim, C. Lundquist, Brian W. Miller, S. Okayasu, R. Pichs-Madruga, J. Sathyapalan, A.K. Saysel, D. Yuan, L.M. Pereira
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Implementing climate-change refugia conservation Implementing climate-change refugia conservation

No abstract available.
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Toni Lyn Morelli, Tina Mozelewski, Diana Stralberg
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Conserving climate-change refugia: Insights from research and practice Conserving climate-change refugia: Insights from research and practice

As the impacts of anthropogenic climate change increase, conservation of climate-change refugia has become a key strategy for effective environmental stewardship. Over the last 5 years, the field of climate-change refugia conservation has made exciting advances, shifting from concepts and theory to refugia mapping and implementation. However, few studies have advanced to action on the...
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Toni Lyn Morelli, Tina G. Mozelewski, Cybil Nicole Cavalieri, Andrew J Caven, Lindsay M. Dreiss, Rachel A. Hovel, Melissa Hua, Megan K. Jennings, Aji John, Gregory Kehm, Gunnar Keppel, Meg A. Krawchuk, Stephen F. Langdon, Joshua J. Lawler, Lauren Lyon, Garrett W. Meigs, Melissa Mora-Gonzalez, Christopher P. Nadeau, Sandra Slowinska, Jessica Stolar, James H. Thorne, Jordon C. Tourville, Benjamin Zuckerberg, Diana Stralberg
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Integrating refugia modeling and decision science to support climate-adaptive conservation in the Sierra Nevada Integrating refugia modeling and decision science to support climate-adaptive conservation in the Sierra Nevada

To reduce detrimental impacts of anthropogenic change, natural resource managers often look for place-based solutions to minimize biodiversity loss. Climate-change refugia, areas buffered from contemporary climate change, can enable the persistence of valued natural resources and prolong the benefits of conservation action. Here we combine climate-change refugia modeling with structured...
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Tina G Mozelewski, Claudia Mengelt, Katherine Powelson, Nicole Athearn, Robert L. Grasso, Andrea J Adams, Toni Lyn Morelli
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

SiMPL wildlife magnets: A camera trap tool for detecting all creatures great and small SiMPL wildlife magnets: A camera trap tool for detecting all creatures great and small

We created the SiMPL wildlife magnet—a baited camera trap design that allows passive monitoring of wildlife, particularly small- to medium-sized mammals. The SiMPL wildlife magnet is inexpensive and easy to construct. To evaluate its effectiveness, we conducted a two-year case study using 9 camera stations along an elevation gradient in the White Mountains of the northeastern United...
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Jahiya Clark, A. P.K. Siren, J. Loesberg, Toni Lyn Morelli
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Climate change refugia hotspots for priority species: A case study in East Africa Climate change refugia hotspots for priority species: A case study in East Africa

Natural resource managers and policymakers need actionable climate data to guide conservation decisions. Conserving climate change refugia, areas relatively buffered from contemporary climate change, is increasingly considered an effective strategy for adaptation. Despite tropical species facing heightened vulnerability to climate change, the tropics remain underserved in climate...
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Cavalieri C. N., Devolent Tomas Mtui, Alex L. Lobora, Toni Lyn Morelli
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

From models to management: Implementing the climate-change refugia conservation cycle in national parks of the northeastern United States From models to management: Implementing the climate-change refugia conservation cycle in national parks of the northeastern United States

Managing climate-change refugia is a commonly recommended strategy for conserving biodiversity. However, few efforts have moved beyond the modeling phase of refugia science to management. Here, we present two case studies that move beyond modeling to testing models and management. In the first case study, we model refugia for two plant species (three-toothed cinquefoil [Sibbaldia...
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Christopher P. Nadeau, Jennifer R. Smetzer, Sara Wisner, Kyle Lima, A. Randall Hughes, Abraham J. Miller-Rushing, Jesse S. Wheeler, Toni Lyn Morelli, Tina G Mozelewski
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Best practices for understanding recreational fishers Best practices for understanding recreational fishers

In this closing chapter of our edited book, we summarize what we believe are best practices for understanding recreational fishers. Fishers are an integral part of the recreational fishery social-ecological system, and we emphasize the importance of placing them in that context. We begin with an overview of the process of developing a project and conclude with some broad suggestions for
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Brett van Poorten, Len M. Hunt, E. Arlo Richardson, Abigail J. Lynch, Kevin L. Pope
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Preface Preface

Despite more than 50 years of research into the human dimensions of recreational f isheries, there is no textbook to present the theoretical grounding, operationalisation, and interpretation of the most elemental social components involved in fisheries management – namely, outcomes and trade-offs, behaviours (and antecedents or predictors of it), and the relationships among actors...
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Kevin L. Pope, Robert Arlinghaus, Len M. Hunt, Abigail J. Lynch, Brett T. van Poorten
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Toward co-designed Earth System Models: Reflecting end-user priorities in local applications from a modeler's perspective Toward co-designed Earth System Models: Reflecting end-user priorities in local applications from a modeler's perspective

Earth System Models (ESM) are crucial for quantifying climate impacts across Earth's interconnected systems and supporting science-based adaptation and mitigation. However, not including end-users, especially decision-makers representing communities vulnerable to climate change, can limit model utility, increase epistemic risks, and lead to information misuse in decision-making. While...
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Yifan Cheng, Nicole M. Herman-Mercer, Andrew J. Newman, Keith Musselman, Cleo Woelfle-Hazard, Dylan Blaskey, Cassandra M. Brooks, Tvetene Carlson, Joshua C. Koch, Monica Morrison, Edda A. Mutter, Daniel Sarna-Wojcicki, Peyton Thomas, Jenessa Tlen, Ryan C. Toohey
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Methodology for quantifying biodiversity Methodology for quantifying biodiversity

Protected and Conserved Areas (PCAs) are usually created and managed for multiple values, with biodiversity conservation being the primary value for most PCAs (see Chapter 1). When using Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) or Ecosystem-based Management (EBM) approaches to climate change mitigation, it is important to ensure that there are no unintended negative consequences on biodiversity...
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Toni Lyn Morelli, Sarah R. Weiskopf, Maria Acre-Plata, Jaime Burbano-Girón, Kadambari Devarajan, Shannon Dickey, Elizabeth A. Fulton, Hamed Gholizadeh, Tobi A. Oke, Gretta Pecl, Darren J. Ranco
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Climate Adaptation Science Centers
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