Meagan Oldfather, Ph.D.
Meagan Oldfather is a Biologist with the USGS North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center.
Meagan Oldfather is a Biologist with the USGS North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center. Meagan investigates vegetation responses to changing climate in topographically complex and arid systems, including in the Great Basin and the Colorado Rockies. Her field-based, quantitative, and synthesis-based work is motivated by supporting climate adaptation in the North Central region. She has expertise in both population biology and community ecology and is associated with the Niwot Ridge Long-term Ecological Research and GLORIA Great Basin programs.
Science and Products
Climate Adaptation in North Central Mountain Ecosystems
Mountain ecosystems are prioritized by the North Central CASC due to the provided water resources, recreation opportunities, and endemic biodiversity. Mountain ecosystems are vulnerable to climate change due to elevation-dependent warming, loss of snowpack, reduction in physical area at higher elevations, and general sensitivity of alpine species to climate. Current climate adaptation strategies f
Science and Products
Climate Adaptation in North Central Mountain Ecosystems
Mountain ecosystems are prioritized by the North Central CASC due to the provided water resources, recreation opportunities, and endemic biodiversity. Mountain ecosystems are vulnerable to climate change due to elevation-dependent warming, loss of snowpack, reduction in physical area at higher elevations, and general sensitivity of alpine species to climate. Current climate adaptation strategies f