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Looking to the Past to Predict the Future: Midwest Forests in a Changing Climate
Looking to the Past to Predict the Future: Midwest Forests in a Changing Climate
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California Reforestation Management Toolshed: A Web-Based Dashboard of Integrating Existing Resources
California Reforestation Management Toolshed: A Web-Based Dashboard of Integrating Existing Resources
Climate change is causing an increase in the amount of forested area burned by wildfires. When coupled with more intense droughts, these dry post-fire conditions may limit tree regeneration in some areas, potentially causing a shift to non-forest vegetation. Explore our science on forests below to learn about how CASC scientists are working to conserve our forests.
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Assessing Links between Glaciers and the Northern Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest Ecosystem
Rates of glacier loss in the northern Pacific coastal temperate rainforest (PCTR) are among the highest on Earth. These changes in glacier volume and extent will affect the flow and chemistry of coastal rivers, as well as the nearshore marine ecosystem of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). Runoff from glaciers accounts for about half of the land-to-ocean movement of freshwater into the GOA, strongly influ