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State of knowledge on pinyon-juniper communities
The USGS has released a new handout on the state of knowledge on pinyon-juniper (PJ) communities.
Draft for Partner Review: North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center Tribal Engagement Strategy (2019-2024)
A revised draft of the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center Tribal Engagement Strategy (2019-2024), updated 1/20/2020, is available for review.
New paper on adaptive cattle management in a changing climate
Researchers from CSU’s Center for Collaborative Conservation and other authors, including NC CASC’s Imtiaz Rangwala, discuss adaptive cattle management for healthy soils and increased carbon storage.
Report: Climate Change Scenario Planning for Resource Stewardship: Applying a Novel Approach in Devils Tower National Monument
NC CASC ecologist, Brian Miller, partnered with NPS to publish a report on scenario planning as a climate change adaptation tool in Devils Tower National Monument. One of the first of its kind, it worked with NPS to develop a Resource Stewardship Strategy (RSS).
New paper synthesizes best available science on pinyon-juniper communities
USGS scientist Jessica Hartsell and colleagues published “Gaps and hotspots in the state of knowledge of pinyon-juniper communities” in Forest Ecology and Management in January 2020.
National Park Service staff, with support from NC CASC, outline how protected places can adapt to a changing climate
NPS and NC CASC have been collaborating to forward climate-informed park planning. NPS staff outline “Repeatable approaches to work with scientific uncertainty and advance climate change adaptation in US national Parks” in the January edition of Park Stewardship Forum.
USGS researchers and colleagues identify potential maladaptive climate response in riparian systems
USGS researchers, looking to understand how climate may affect riparian tree regeneration, outline how warming temperatures may lead to asynchrony in the timing of riparian seed release compared to when there is either sufficient moisture or when there are areas free from flood scour necessary for successful recruitment.
NC CASC funds a year full of impactful research in 2019
In addition to numerous reports and fact sheets, at least 15 articles in high-impact journals were published in 2019 that were in part funded by the NC CASC.
EROSPublication - Long-Term (1986–2015) Crop Water Use Characterization over the Upper Rio Grande Basin of United States and Mexico Using Landsat-Based Evapotranspiration
The evaluation of historical water use in the Upper Rio Grande Basin (URGB), United States and Mexico, using Landsat-derived actual evapotranspiration (ETa) from 1986 to 2015 is presented here as the first study of its kind to apply satellite observations to quantify long-term, basin-wide crop consumptive use in a large basin.
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) Storage Change Characteristics (2003–2016) over Major Surface Basins and Principal Aquifers in the Conterminous United States
In this research, we characterized the changes in the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) monthly total water storage anomaly (TWSA) in 18 surface basins and 12 principal aquifers in the conterminous United States during 2003–2016.