Jennifer M Cartwright, Ph.D.
Dr. Jennifer Cartwright is the Science Coordinator for the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center.
Jennifer Cartwright is the Science Coordinator for the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (CASC). She is an ecologist with a background in GIS and hydrology and a focus on supporting effective natural-resource management. Her research has concerned climate-change impacts on a variety of terrestrial, wetland, and freshwater ecosystems across North America. Jen has overseen studies of forest drought impacts on local-to-regional scales, modeling of wetland ecohydrology leveraging remote sensing and field observations, identification of refugia from climate change, and assessments of climate impacts to at-risk ecosystems and species. She has been affiliated with the USGS Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center since 2009 and received her Ph.D. in Biology from Tennessee State University in 2014.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. in Biology, Tennessee State University
Science and Products
Disturbance refugia within mosaics of forest fire, drought, and insect outbreaks
Combining physical and species‐based approaches improves refugia identification
Oases of the future? Evaluating springs as potential hydrologic refugia in drying climates
Species richness responses to water withdrawal scenarios and minimum flow levels: Evaluating presumptive standards in the Tennessee and Cumberland River basins
Mapping climate change resistant vernal pools in the northeastern U.S.
Ecological islands: Conserving biodiversity hotspots in a changing climate
Landscape topoedaphic features create refugia from drought and insect disturbance in a lodgepole and whitebark pine forest
Springs as hydrologic refugia in a changing climate? A remote sensing approach
Putting flow-ecology relationships into practice: A decision-support system to assess fish community response to water-management scenarios
Automated identification of stream-channel geomorphic features from high‑resolution digital elevation models in West Tennessee watersheds
Ecosystem vulnerability to climate change in the southeastern United States
Insular ecosystems of the southeastern United States—A regional synthesis to support biodiversity conservation in a changing climate
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
Disturbance refugia within mosaics of forest fire, drought, and insect outbreaks
Combining physical and species‐based approaches improves refugia identification
Oases of the future? Evaluating springs as potential hydrologic refugia in drying climates
Species richness responses to water withdrawal scenarios and minimum flow levels: Evaluating presumptive standards in the Tennessee and Cumberland River basins
Mapping climate change resistant vernal pools in the northeastern U.S.
Ecological islands: Conserving biodiversity hotspots in a changing climate
Landscape topoedaphic features create refugia from drought and insect disturbance in a lodgepole and whitebark pine forest
Springs as hydrologic refugia in a changing climate? A remote sensing approach
Putting flow-ecology relationships into practice: A decision-support system to assess fish community response to water-management scenarios
Automated identification of stream-channel geomorphic features from high‑resolution digital elevation models in West Tennessee watersheds
Ecosystem vulnerability to climate change in the southeastern United States
Insular ecosystems of the southeastern United States—A regional synthesis to support biodiversity conservation in a changing climate
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.