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• 1. [Article] The Coral Triangle Initiative: new Climate Change adaptation initiative in fisheries management

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Coral Triangle Initiative: new Climate Change adaptation initiative in fisheries management Author: McElroy, James Kevin, Rudianto, Eko Abstract only. Title: The Coral Triangle Initiative: new Climate Change adaptation initiative in fisheries management Author: McElroy, James Kevin, Rudianto, Eko Abstract only. Close

• 2. [Article] Ice Cores from the St. Elias Mountains, Yukon, Canada: Their Significance for Climate, Atmospheric Composition and Volcanism in the North Pacific Region

  This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the Arctic Institute of North America and can be found at: http://arctic.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/in...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Ice Cores from the St. Elias Mountains, Yukon, Canada: Their Significance for Climate, Atmospheric Composition and Volcanism in the North Pacific Region Author: Fisher, David, Bourgeois, Jocelyne, Zdanowicz, Christian, Yalcin, Kaplan, et al. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the Arctic Institute of North America and can be found at: http://arctic.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/index. Title: Ice Cores from the St. Elias Mountains, Yukon, Canada: Their Significance for Climate, Atmospheric Composition and Volcanism in the North Pacific Region Author: Fisher, David, Bourgeois, Jocelyne, Zdanowicz, Christian, Yalcin, Kaplan, et al. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the Arctic Institute of North America and can be found at: http://arctic.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/index. Close

• 3. [Article] Climate Change and Fishery Governance in the Pacific Northwest US: the Case of Columbia River Basin Salmon

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Climate Change and Fishery Governance in the Pacific Northwest US: the Case of Columbia River Basin Salmon Author: Hanna, Susan Abstract only. Title: Climate Change and Fishery Governance in the Pacific Northwest US: the Case of Columbia River Basin Salmon Author: Hanna, Susan Abstract only. Close

• 4. [Article] The idiosyncrasies of place: geographic variation in the climate–distribution relationships of the American pika

  To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contributing to this work. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by Ecological ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The idiosyncrasies of place: geographic variation in the climate–distribution relationships of the American pika Author: Rodhouse, Thomas J., Wolff, Susan, Epps, Clinton W., Jeffress, Mackenzie R., Ray, Chris To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contributing to this work. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by Ecological Society of America and can be found at: http://esa.org/. Title: The idiosyncrasies of place: geographic variation in the climate–distribution relationships of the American pika Author: Rodhouse, Thomas J., Wolff, Susan, Epps, Clinton W., Jeffress, Mackenzie R., Ray, Chris To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contributing to this work. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by Ecological Society of America and can be found at: http://esa.org/. Close

• 5. [Article] Using local climate to explain temporal variation in rare plant populations

  Increased temperatures due to anthropogenic-induced climate change may raise the threat of extinction for taxa with sessile life histories (e.g., plants) in the near future. Linking climate change models ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Using local climate to explain temporal variation in rare plant populations Author: Pfingsten, Ian A. Increased temperatures due to anthropogenic-induced climate change may raise the threat of extinction for taxa with sessile life histories (e.g., plants) in the near future. Linking climate change models to demographic models may provide useful insights into the potential effects of environmental changes on rare plants, and therefore aid in their current and future conservation. Population demographers generally agree that mechanistic models from a reductionist perspective are necessary to test assumptions in population drivers. For the first study, I assessed the climate vulnerability of a rare plant species, Pyrrocoma radiata, with a mechanistic model of four climatically-similar populations. I used environmentally-driven demographic models to estimate vital rates and population sizes from a nonlinear, nonparametric regression with local climate variables. I assessed the utility of this environmentally-correlated, stage-structured population matrix model compared to a stationary model of independent and identically-distributed environmental stochasticity. I then simulated future population projections based on climate conditions predicted by General Circulation Models (GCMs) under opposing emission scenarios. The second study hopes to answer population-level questions using a traditionally community-level method, non-metric multidimensional scaling, which considers correlation structure between response variables and can be used to find environmental correlates of the ordination axes. Demographic data on a threatened perennial, Astragalus tyghensis, were collected from five sites in the Tygh Valley, OR. I considered correlation structure between demographic vital rates to find environmental correlates of the ordination axes. The search for an environmental driver of population vital rates was successful for the two study species. Previous year dry dormant season precipitation likely affects the fertility rates a year later in P. radiata populations, and dry growing season reference evapotranspiration rates positively correlated with a growth gradient in A. tyghensis. Based on predicted precipitation, P. radiata is expected to rapidly decline by 2050, but this may be due to biases in the two GCMs and reliance on only one environmental factor. The NMS ordination adequately captured most of the variation in transition elements for the years and populations from A. tyghensis demographics. I provided support to the claim that model predictions can improve with the inclusion of mechanistic relationships. The inclusion of abiotic drivers in models used to predict population trends is supported by our study and may enhance predictive power in population viability assessments under changing climates. Title: Using local climate to explain temporal variation in rare plant populations Author: Pfingsten, Ian A. Increased temperatures due to anthropogenic-induced climate change may raise the threat of extinction for taxa with sessile life histories (e.g., plants) in the near future. Linking climate change models to demographic models may provide useful insights into the potential effects of environmental changes on rare plants, and therefore aid in their current and future conservation. Population demographers generally agree that mechanistic models from a reductionist perspective are necessary to test assumptions in population drivers. For the first study, I assessed the climate vulnerability of a rare plant species, Pyrrocoma radiata, with a mechanistic model of four climatically-similar populations. I used environmentally-driven demographic models to estimate vital rates and population sizes from a nonlinear, nonparametric regression with local climate variables. I assessed the utility of this environmentally-correlated, stage-structured population matrix model compared to a stationary model of independent and identically-distributed environmental stochasticity. I then simulated future population projections based on climate conditions predicted by General Circulation Models (GCMs) under opposing emission scenarios. The second study hopes to answer population-level questions using a traditionally community-level method, non-metric multidimensional scaling, which considers correlation structure between response variables and can be used to find environmental correlates of the ordination axes. Demographic data on a threatened perennial, Astragalus tyghensis, were collected from five sites in the Tygh Valley, OR. I considered correlation structure between demographic vital rates to find environmental correlates of the ordination axes. The search for an environmental driver of population vital rates was successful for the two study species. Previous year dry dormant season precipitation likely affects the fertility rates a year later in P. radiata populations, and dry growing season reference evapotranspiration rates positively correlated with a growth gradient in A. tyghensis. Based on predicted precipitation, P. radiata is expected to rapidly decline by 2050, but this may be due to biases in the two GCMs and reliance on only one environmental factor. The NMS ordination adequately captured most of the variation in transition elements for the years and populations from A. tyghensis demographics. I provided support to the claim that model predictions can improve with the inclusion of mechanistic relationships. The inclusion of abiotic drivers in models used to predict population trends is supported by our study and may enhance predictive power in population viability assessments under changing climates. Close

• 6. [Article] Tree-ring analysis of the fungal disease Swiss needle cast in western Oregon coastal forests

  To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contributing to this work. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by NRC Research ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Tree-ring analysis of the fungal disease Swiss needle cast in western Oregon coastal forests Author: Shaw, David C., Waschmann, Ronald S., Beedlow, Peter A., Burdick, Connie A., Lee, E. Henry To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contributing to this work. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by NRC Research Press and can be found at: http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/. Title: Tree-ring analysis of the fungal disease Swiss needle cast in western Oregon coastal forests Author: Shaw, David C., Waschmann, Ronald S., Beedlow, Peter A., Burdick, Connie A., Lee, E. Henry To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contributing to this work. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by NRC Research Press and can be found at: http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/. Close