Publications

137 publications found in query

Raymond, C., Peterson, D., Morgan, H., Halofsky, J. 2023. A Climate Resilience Guide for Small Forest Landowners in Eastern Washington. A Collaboration of the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Northwest Climate Hub.

A Climate Resilience Guide for Small Forest Landowners in Western Washington

2022 / Adaptation, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Wildfire

Raymond, C., H. Morgan, D. Peterson, J. Halofsky. 2022. A Climate Resilience Guide for Small Forest Landowners in Western Washington. A Collaboration of the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Northwest Climate Hub. https://doi.org/10.6069/FT3K-EC80

Preparing Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for a Changing Climate: Assessing Risks and Opportunities for Action

2021 / Adaptation, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vulnerability/Risk Assessment

Shirk, A., Morgan, H., Krosby, M., Raymond, C., Mauger, G., & Helbrecht, L. (2021). Preparing Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for a Changing Climate: Assessing Risks and Opportunities for Action. University of Washington Climate Impacts Group. https://doi.org/10.6069/7SNE-M516

Connectivity for species on the move: supporting climate-driven range shifts

2019 / Adaptation, Decision Support, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Littlefield, C.E., Krosby, M., Michalak, J., and J. Lawler. 2019. Connectivity for species on the move: supporting climate-driven range shifts. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2043

Identifying riparian climate corridors to inform climate adaptation planning.

2019 / Adaptation, Freshwater Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vulnerability/Risk Assessment

Krosby M., Theobald, D.M., Norheim, R., and B.H. McRae. 2018. Identifying riparian climate corridors to inform climate adaptation planning. PLOS ONE. 13(11): e0205156.

Modelling multilocus selection in an individual‐based, spatially‐explicit landscape genetics framework

2019 / Terrestrial Ecosystems

Landguth, E. L., B. R. Forester, A. J. Eckert, A. J. Shirk, M. Menon, A. Whipple, C. C. Day, and S. A. Cushman. 2019. Modelling multilocus selection in an individual‐based, spatially‐explicit landscape genetics framework. Molecular Ecology Resources 20(2):605-615. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13121

A hydroclimatological approach to predicting regional landslide probability using Landlab

2018 / Climate: Dynamics & Modeling, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vulnerability/Risk Assessment

Strauch, R., Istanbulluoglu, E., Nudurupati, S. S., Bandaragoda, C., Gasparini, N. M., and Tucker, G. E. 2018. A hydroclimatological approach to predicting regional landslide probability using Landlab, Earth Surface Dynamics, 6, 49-75. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-6-49-2018

Adapting forest management to climate change: the state of science and applications in Canada and the United States

2018 / Adaptation, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vulnerability/Risk Assessment

Halofsky, J.E., S.A. Andrews-Key, J.E. Edwards, M.H. Johnston, H.W. Nelson, D.L. Peterson, K.M. Schmitt, C.W. Swanston, and T.B. Williamson. 2018. Adapting forest management to climate change: the state of science and applications in Canada and the United States. Forest Ecology and Management 41:84-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.02.037

Climate Change and Rocky Mountain Ecosystems

2018 / Adaptation, Hydrology & Water Resources, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vulnerability/Risk Assessment, Wildfire

Halofsky, J.E. and D.L. Peterson (eds.). 2018. Climate Change and Rocky Mountain Ecosystems. Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56928-4

Climate Change Implications for Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos) in the North Cascades Ecosystem

2018 / Climate: PNW Climate, Decision Support, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Ransom, J. I., M. Krosby, and A. L. Lyons. 2018. Climate change implications for grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) in the North Cascades Ecosystem. Natural Resource Report NPS/NOCA/NRR—2018/1814. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Fire enhances the complexity of forest structure in alpine treeline ecotones

2018 / Terrestrial Ecosystems, Wildfire

Cansler, C.A., D. McKenzie, and C.B. Halpern. 2018. Fire enhances the complexity of forest structure in alpine treeline ecotones. Ecosphere (2):e02091. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2091

Integrating chronological uncertainties for laminated lake sediments using independent chronology and layer counting in a Bayesian age modelling framework

2018 / Hydrology & Water Resources, Paleoclimate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Vandergoes, M.J., Howarth, J, Dunbar, G, Turnbull, J., Roop, H.A., Levy, R., Li, X., Prior, C., Norris, M., Keller, E.D., Fitzsimons, S.J., Bronk Ramsey, C., 2018. Integrating chronological uncertainties for laminated lake sediments using independent chronology and layer counting in a Bayesian age modelling framework. Quaternary Science Reviews, 188, 104 -120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.03.015

Looking to the Past and to Future to Inform Meadow Restoration on the Yakama Reservation

2018 / Hydrology & Water Resources, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Halabisky, M., Lee, S.Y., Hall, S.A. (2018). Looking to the Past and to Future to Inform Meadow Restoration on the Yakama Reservation. Report prepared to the Wildlife, Range and Vegetation Resources Management Program of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington and Conservation Science Partners.

The nature of the beast: examining climate adaptation options in forests with stand-replacing fire regimes

2018 / Adaptation, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vulnerability/Risk Assessment, Wildfire

Halofsky, J.S., D.C. Donato, J.F. Franklin, J.E. Halofsky, D.L. Peterson, and B.J. Harvey. 2018. The nature of the beast: examining climate adaptation options in forests with stand-replacing fire regimes. Ecosphere 9(3):e02140.10.1002/ecs2.2140.

Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in the Northern Rocky Mountains.

2018 / Adaptation, Hydrology & Water Resources, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vulnerability/Risk Assessment, Wildfire

Halofsky, J.E., D.L. Peterson, S.K. Dante, J.J. Ho, L. Hoang, and L.A. Joyce (eds.). 2018. Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in the Northern Rocky Mountains. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-374. Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO.

Nooksack Indian Tribe Natural Resources Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

2017 / Coastal & Marine Ecosystems, Freshwater Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vulnerability/Risk Assessment

Morgan, H., and M. Krosby. 2017. Nooksack Indian Tribe Natural Resources Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington.

Persistence of greater sage-grouse in agricultural landscapes

2017 / Agriculture, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Shirk, A.J., Schroeder, M.A., Robb, L.A., Cushman, S.A. 2017. Persistence of greater sage-grouse in agricultural landscapes. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 81(5): 905-918. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21268

Adapting to Change: Climate Impacts and Innovation in Puget Sound

2016 / Climate: PNW Climate, Coastal & Marine Ecosystems, Human Health, Hydrology & Water Resources, Special Reports, Terrestrial Ecosystems

The Nature Conservancy and the Climate Impacts Group. 2016. Adapting to Change: Climate Impacts and Innovation in Puget Sound. Edited by J. Morse, J. Israel, L. Whitely Binder, G. Mauger, and A.K. Snover. The Nature Conservancy, Seattle, WA. 24 pp.

Area burned in alpine treeline ecotones reflects region-wide trends.

2016 / Terrestrial Ecosystems, Wildfire

Cansler, C.A., D. McKenzie, and C.B. Halpern. 2016. Area burned in alpine treeline ecotones reflects region-wide trends. International Journal of Wildland Fire 25:1209-1220. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF16025

Increased water deficit decreases Douglas-fir growth throughout western US forests

2016 / Climate: Dynamics & Modeling, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Restaino, C.M., D.L. Peterson, and J.S. Littell. 2016. Increased water deficit decreases Douglas-fir growth throughout western US forests. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 113 (34): 9557–9562. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1602384113

Stillaguamish Tribe Natural Resources Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

2016 / Coastal & Marine Ecosystems, Freshwater Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vulnerability/Risk Assessment

Krosby, M., Morgan, H. Case, M., Whitely Binder, L. 2016. Stillaguamish Tribe Natural Resources Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington.

Climate-induced range overlap among closely related species

2015 / Terrestrial Ecosystems

Krosby, M., Wilsey, C., Duggan, J., Heinrichs, J., McGuire, J., Nogeire, T., Lawler, J., and J. Tewksbury. 2015. Climate-induced range overlap among closely related species. Nature Climate Change 5,883–886(2015), https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2699

Riparian Climate-Corridors: Analysis Extension, Improvements, and Validation

2015 / Adaptation, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Krosby, M., R. Norheim, and D. M. Theobald. 2015. Riparian Climate-Corridors: Analysis Extension, Improvements, and Validation. Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington, Seattle.

Agreed but not preferred: Expert views on taboo options for biodiversity conservation, given climate change

2014 / Terrestrial Ecosystems

Hagerman, S.M., Satterfield, T. 2014. Agreed but not preferred: Expert views on taboo options for biodiversity conservation, given climate change. Ecological Applications 24(3): 548-559. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-0400.1

Climate and very large wildland fires in the contiguous western USA

2014 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Stavros, E.N., Abatzoglou, J., Larkin, N., McKenzie, D., Steel, E.A. 2014. Climate and very large wildland fires in the contiguous western USA. International Journal of Wildland Fire 23(7): 899-914, https://doi.org/10.1071/WF13169

Climate Change and United States Forests

2014 / Adaptation, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vulnerability/Risk Assessment

Peterson, D.L., Vose, J.M., Patel-Weynand, T. 2014. Climate Change and United States Forests. Published by Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 261 p.

Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the North Cascades region, Washington

2014 / Adaptation, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vulnerability/Risk Assessment

Raymond, C.L., Peterson, D.L., Rochefort, R.M. 2014. Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in the North Cascades Region, Washington. General Technical Report, PNW-GTR-892. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 279 p.

Climate, fire size, and biophysical setting control fire severity and spatial pattern in the northern Cascade Range, USA

2014 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Cansler, C.A., and D. McKenzie. 2014. Climate, fire size, and biophysical setting control fire severity and spatial pattern in the northern Cascade Range, USA. Ecological Applications 24:1037–1056, https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1077.1

Regional projections of the likelihood of very large wildland fires under a changing climate in the contiguous Western United States

2014 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Stavros, E.N., Abatzoglou, J., McKenzie, D., Larkin, N. 2014. Regional projections of the likelihood of very large wildland fires under a changing climate in the contiguous Western United States. Climatic Change 126(3-4): 455-468. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-014-1229-6

Riparian Climate-corridors: Identifying Priority Areas for Conservation in a Changing Climate

2014 / Adaptation, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Krosby, M., Norheim, R., Theobald, D. M., and B. H. McRae. 2014. Riparian Climate-corridors: Identifying Priority Areas for Conservation in a Changing Climate. Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington, Seattle.

The climate-wildfire-air quality system: interactions and feedbacks across spatial and temporal scales

2014 / Human Health, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Stavros, E.N., McKenzie, D., Larkin, N. 2014. The climate-wildfire-air quality system: interactions and feedbacks across spatial and temporal scales. WIREs Climate Change 5: 719-733. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.303

An Evaluation of the Utility of Fine-scale, Downscaled Climate Projections for Connectivity Conservation Planning in Washington State

2013 / Climate: Dynamics & Modeling, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Washington Wildlife Connectivity Working Group. 2013. An Evaluation of the Utility of Fine-scale, Downscaled Climate Projections for Connectivity Conservation Planning in Washington State. Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife, and Transportation, Olympia, WA. https://doi.org/10.6069/h43hcba2

Forest ecosystems: Vegetation, disturbance, and economics

2013 / Terrestrial Ecosystems

Littell, J.S., Hicke, J.A., Shafer, S.L., Capalbo, S.M., Houston, L.L., Glick, P. 2013. Forest ecosystems: Vegetation, disturbance, and economics. Chapter 5, pp 110-148. In M.M. Dalton, P.W. Mote, and A.K. Snover (eds.) Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities, Washington D.C.: Island Press.

Temporal carbon dynamics of forests in Washington, U.S.: Implications for ecological theory and carbon management

2013 / Terrestrial Ecosystems

Raymond, C.L., McKenzie, D. 2013. Temporal carbon dynamics of forests in Washington, U.S.: Implications for ecological theory and carbon management. Forest Ecology and Management 310: 796-811. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.09.026

The North Cascadia Adaptation Partnership: A science-management collaboration for responding to climate change

2013 / Adaptation, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Raymond, C.L., Peterson, D.L., Rochefort, R.M. 2013. The North Cascadia Adaptation Partnership: A science-management collaboration for responding to climate change. Sustainability 5(1):136-159. https://doi.org/10.3390/su5010136

Tree growth and climate in the Pacific Northwest, North America: A broad-scale analysis of changing growth environments

2013 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Albright, W.L., Peterson, D.L. Tree growth and climate in the Pacific Northwest, North America: A broad-scale analysis of changing growth environments. 2013. Journal of Biogeography 40:2119-2133. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12157

Tree-species range shifts in a changing climate – detecting, modeling, assisting

2013 / Terrestrial Ecosystems

Iverson, L.R., McKenzie, D. 2013. Tree-species range shifts in a changing climate – detecting, modeling, assisting. Landscape Ecology 28(5):879-889. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-013-9885-x

U.S. strategy for forest management adaptation to climate change: Building a framework for decision making

2013 / Adaptation, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Sample, V.A., Halofsky, J.E., Peterson, D.L. 2013. U.S. strategy for forest management adaptation to climate change: Building a framework for decision making. Annals of Forest Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-013-0288-6

Wildfire and fuel treatment effects on forest carbon dynamics in the western United States

2013 / Terrestrial Ecosystems

Restaino, J.C., Peterson, D.L. 2013. Wildfire and fuel treatment effects on forest carbon dynamics in the western United States. Forest Ecology and Management 303:46-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.03.043

Carbon dynamics of forests in Washington, USA: 21st century projections based on climate-driven changes in fire regimes

2012 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Raymond, C.L., McKenzie, D. 2012. Carbon dynamics of forests in Washington, USA: 21st century projections based on climate-driven changes in fire regimes. Ecological Applications 22(5):1589-1611. https://doi.org/10.1890/11-1851.1

Northern Rockies Climate Change Primer

2012 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Littell, J.S. 2012. Northern Rockies Climate Change Primer. Prepared for the U.S. Forest Service, Region 1, by the Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington, Seattle.

Reconstructing mass balance of South Cascade Glacier using tree-ring records

2012 / Terrestrial Ecosystems, Theses & Dissertations

Marcinkowski, K., & Ettl, Gregory John. 2012. Reconstructing mass balance of South Cascade Glacier using tree-ring records. M.S. thesis, Ecosystems Analysis, University of Washington, Seattle.

Simulating the effects of climate change on population connectivity of American marten (Martes americana) in the northern Rocky Mountains, USA

2012 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Wasserman, T.N., Cushman, S.A., Shirk, A.S., Landguth, E.L., Littell, J.S. 2012. Simulating the effects of climate change on population connectivity of American marten (Martes americana) in the northern Rocky Mountains, USA. Landscape Ecology 27(2):211-225. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-011-9653-8

U.S. National Forests adapt to climate change through science-management partnerships

2012 / Adaptation, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Littell, J.S., Peterson, D.L., Millar, C.I., O’Halloran, K. 2012. Climatic Change. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-011-0066-0

Vose, J., D.L. Peterson, and T. Patel-Weynand. 2012. Effects of climatic variability and change on forest ecosystems: a comprehensive science synthesis for the U.S. forest sector.

2012 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Vose, J., Peterson, D.L., Patel-Weynand, T. 2012. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PNW-GTR-870. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 265 p.

Adapting to climate change at Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park

2011 / Adaptation, Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Halofsky, J.E., Peterson, D.L., O’Halloran, K., Hawkins Hoffman, C. 2011. Adapting to climate change at Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PNW-GTR-844. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, Oregon. 130 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-GTR-844

Climate change and wilderness fire regimes

2011 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

McKenzie, D., Littell, J.S. 2011. Climate change and wilderness fire regimes. International Journal of Wilderness 17(1): 22-31.

Climate change predicted to shift wolverine distributions, connectivity, and dispersal corridors

2011 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

McKelvey, K.S., Copeland, J.P., Schwartz, M.K., Littell, J.S., Aubry, K.B., Squires, J.R., Parks, S.A., Elsner, M.M., Mauger, G.S. 2011. Climate change predicted to shift wolverine distributions, connectivity, and dispersal corridors. Ecological Applications 21:2882-2897.

Climatic water balance and regional fire years in the Pacific Northwest, USA: Linking regional climate and fire at landscape scales

2011 / Hydrology & Water Resources, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Littell, J.S., Gwozdz, R. 2011. Climatic water balance and regional fire years in the Pacific Northwest, USA: Linking regional climate and fire at landscape scales. Chapter 5, pp. 117-139. In McKenzie, D., C.M. Miller, and D.A. Falk (eds.), The Landscape Ecology of Fire, Ecological Studies 213, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0301-8_5

Coherent region-, species-, and frequency-dependent local climate signals in Northern Hemisphere tree-ring widths

2011 / Climate: PNW Climate, Terrestrial Ecosystems

Wettstein, J.J., Littell, J.S., Gedalof, Z.M., Wallace, J.M. 2011. Coherent region-, species-, and frequency-dependent local climate signals in Northern Hemisphere tree-ring widths. Journal of Climate 24, 5998-6012. https://doi.org/10.1175/2011JCLI3822.1

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