Results for: Sierra Nevada

Type: CA LCC Project
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A Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Sierra Nevada Birds birds, climate change adaptation
Decision support for meadow conservation and restoration in the Sierra Nevada Ecoregion meadows
Determining Landscape Connectivity and Climate Change Refugia Across the Sierra Nevada climate change, refugia, connectivity
Managing Sierra Nevada Meadows for Water Supply & Habitat Benefits meadows
Setting Regional Strategies for Invasive Plant Management
Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Strategies for Focal Resources of the Sierra Nevada vulnerability assessment, Sierra Nevada
Type: Document
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A Climate Change Primer for Land Managers: An Example from the Sierra Nevada Morelli, Toni Lyn, Maureen C. McGlinchy, Ronald P. Neilson 2011 climate change adaptation, resource management, ecological modeling, novel ecosystems
A Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Focal Resources of the Sierra Nevada Kershner, Jessie M., ed. 2014 vulnerability assessment, biodiversity
Actual evapotranspiration and deficit: biologically meaningful correlates of vegetation distribution across spatial scales Stephenson, Nathan L. 1998 vegetation distribution, water balance
Analog-based fire regime and vegetation shifts in mountainous regions of the western US Parks, Sean A., Lisa M. Holsinger, Carol Miller, and Marc-André Parisien 2017 fire frequency, wildfire, climate change impacts, forests
Anthropogenic refugia ameliorate the severe climate-related decline of a montane mammal along its trailing edge Morelli, Toni Lyn, Smith, Adam B.,Kastely, Christina R.,Mastroserio, Ilaria, Moritz, Craig and Beissinger, Steven R. 2012 climate change, ground squirrels, species distributions, refugia
Anthropogenic warming impacts on California snowpack during drought Berg, Neil, and Alex Hall. 2017 2017 snowpack, drought, climate change impacts
Applying Climate Adaptation Concepts to the Landscape Scale: Examples from the Sierra and Stanislaus National Forests Aplet, Greg and Gallo, John 2012 climate change adaptation, forest management, novel ecosystems
Beyond a warming fingerprint: individualistic biogeographic responses to heterogeneous climate change in California Rapacciuolo, Giovanni, Maher, Sean P., Schneider, Adam C., Hammond, Talisin T., Jabis, Meredith D., Walsh, Rachel E., Iknayan, Kelly J., Walden, Genevieve K., Oldfather, Meagan F., Ackerly, David D., and Beissinger, Steven R. 2014 connectivity, biogeography, population genetics, refugia, biodiversity
Birds track their Grinnellian niche through a century of climate change Tingley, M. W., Monahan, W. B., Beissinger, S. R., and Moritz, C. 2009 birds, climate change, species distributions
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Focal Resources of the Sierra Nevada EcoAdapt 2014 vulnerability assessment, climate change adaptation, biodiversity
Climate change impacts on forest growth and tree mortality: a data-driven modeling study in the mixed-conifer forest of the Sierra Nevada, California Battles, John J., Robards, Timothy, Das, Adrian, Waring, Kristen, Giless, J. Keith, Biging, Gregory, and Schurr, Frieder 2007 climate change, forest management, ecological modeling, case studies
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment & Adaptation Strategies for Sierra Nevada Resources; Sierra Nevada Workshop Series October 14-­17, 2014 Workshop Summary Report Kershner, Jessi, Whitney Reynier January 2015 vulnerability assessment, adaptation planning
Climate variability and snow pack in the Sierra Nevada Cayan, D. R. 1994 climate variability, snowpack, water resources
Determining Landscape Connectivity and Climate Change Refugia Across the Sierra Nevada Moritz, Craig, Steven R. Beissinger, Toni Lyn Morelli, Sean P. Maher October, 2014 connectivity, biodiversity
Different fire–climate relationships on forested and non-forested landscapes in the Sierra Nevada ecoregion Keeley, Jon E. and Syphard, Alexandra D. 2015 wildfire, forest management, climate change impacts
Effects of fire on small mammal communities in frequent-fire forests in California Roberts, Susan L., Kelt, Douglas A., Wagtendonk, Jan W. van, Miles, A. Keith and Meyer, Marc D. 2015 mammals, wildfire, forest management
Erosion of refugia in the Sierra Nevada meadows network with climate change Maher, Sean P., Toni Lyn Morelli, Michelle Hershey, Alan L. Flint, Lorraine E. Flint, Craig Moritz, and Steven R. Beissinger 2017 climate refugia, meadows, landscape conservation planning
Estimating the Water Supply Benefits from Forest Restoration in the Northern Sierra Nevada Podolak, Kristin, Edelson, David, Kruse, S., Aylward, Bruce, Zimring, Mark, and Wobbrock, Nick 2015 ecological restoration, forest management, meadows, water management
Evaluating a new method for reconstructing forest conditions from General Land Office survey records Levine, Carrie R., Charles V. Cogbill, Brandon M. Collins, Andrew J. Larson, James A. Lutz, Malcolm P. North, Christina M. Restaino, Hugh D. Safford, Scott L. Stephens, and John J. Battle 2017 vegetation, forest management, historical biogeography
Evaluation of species distribution models by resampling of sites surveyed a century ago by Joseph Grinnell Smith, Adam B., Santos, Maria J., Koo, Michelle S., Rowe, Karen M. C., Rowe, Kevin C., Patton, James L., Perrine, John D., Beissinger, Steven R., and Moritz, Craig 2013 species distribution modeling, mammals
Exploring the origins of snow drought in the northern Sierra Nevada, California Hatchett, Benjamin J., and Daniel J. McEvoy 2017 snow water equivalent, snowfall, snowpack, drought
Exploring the Origins of Snow Droughts in the Northern Sierra Nevada, California Hatchett, B. J. & McEvoy, D. J. 2017-12 snowfall, snowpack, drought
Fens as whole-ecosystem gauges of groundwater recharge under climate change Drexler, Judith Z., Knifong, Donna, Tuil, JayLee, Flint, Lorraine E., and Flint, Alan L. 2013 wetlands, groundwater, climate change impacts
Fire weather and large fire potential in the northern Sierra Nevada Collins, Brandon M 2014 wildfire, extreme events, climate change impacts
Forest mortality in high-elevation whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) forests of eastern California, USA; influence of environmental context, bark beetles, climatic water deficit, and warming Millar, Constance I., Westfall, Robert D., Delany, Diane L., Bokach, Matthew J., Flint, Alan L., and Flint, Lorraine E. 2012 Pinus albicaulis, tree mortality, biodiversity, climatic water deficit
Hydrologic response and watershed sensitivity to climate warming in California's Sierra Nevada Null, Sarah E., Viers, Joshua H., and Mount, Jeffrey F. 2010 hydrology, Sierra Nevada, water management
Identifying Vulnerable Species and Adaptation Strategies in the Southern Sierra of California Using Historical Resurveys Santos, Maria J., Moritz, Craig, and Thorne, James H. 2012 historical biogeography, climate change, species distributions
Impact of a century of climate change on small-mammal communities in Yosemite National Park, USA Moritz, Craig, Patton, James L., Conroy, Chris J., Parra, Juan L., White, Gary C., and Beissinger, Steven R. 2008 mammals, climate change, species distributions
Impacts of Climate Change and Invasive Plants in Sierra Meadows: Overview and Recommendations California Invasive Plant Council December, 2015 invasive species, meadows
Incorporating cold-air pooling into downscaled climate models increases potential refugia for snow-dependent species within the Sierra Nevada Ecoregion, CA Curtis, Jennifer A., Flint, Lorraine E., Flint, Alan L., Lundquist, Jessica D., Hudgens, Brian, Boydston, Erin E., and Yound, Julie K. 2014 snowpack, climate modeling, mammals, climate refugia
Increases in flood magnitudes in California under warming climates Das, T., Maurer, E. P., Pierce, D. W., Dettinger, M. D., Cayan, D. R. 2013 flooding
Informing watershed planning and policy in the Truckee River basin through stakeholder engagement, scenario development, and impact evaluation Podolak, Kristen, Erik Lowe, Stacie Wolny, Barry Nickel, and Rodd Kelsey 2017 water management, ecosystem management, scenario planning, climate change adaptation
Modeling climate and fuel reduction impacts on mixed-conifer forest carbon stocks in the Sierra Nevada, California Hurteau, Matthew D., Robards, Timothy A., Stevens, Donald, Saah, Malcolm, and Koch, George W. 2014 forest management, carbon sequestration, biodiversity
Montane Meadows in the Sierra Nevada: Changing Hydroclimatic Conditions and Concepts for Vulnerability Assessment Viers, Joshua, Purdy, Sabra, Peek, Ryan, Fryjoff-Hung, Anna, Santos, Nicholas, Katz, Jacob, Emmons, Jason, Dolan, Danielle, and Yarnell, Sarah 2013 wetlands, hydrology, biodiversity
Multi-century evaluation of Sierra Nevada snowpack Belmecheri, Soumaya, Flurin Babst, Eugene R. Wahl, David W. Stahle, and Valerie Trouet 2015 snow water equivalent, snowpack, historical climate
Potential increase in floods in California’s Sierra Nevada under future climate projections Das, Tapash, Dettinger, Michael, Cayan, Daniel, and Hidalgo, Hugo 2011 flooding, climate change, water management
Principal hydrologic responses to climatic and geologic variability in the Sierra Nevada, California Peterson, David H., Stewart, Iris, and Murphy, Fred 2008 hydrology, climate science
Projected Effects of Climate Change in California: Ecoregional Summaries Emphasizing Consequences for Wildlife Gardali, T., Howell, C., Seavy, N., Shuford, W. D., Stralberg, D. 2011 climate change impacts
Re-Framing Forest and Resource Management Strategies for a Climate Change Context Millar, C.I., Stephenson, N.L., and Stephens, S.L. February, 2008 forest management, adaptation strategies
Response of high-elevation limber pine (Pinus flexilis) to multiyear droughts and 20th-century warming, Sierra Nevada, California, USA Millar, Constance I., Westfall, Robert D., and Delany, Diane L. 2007 Pinus flexilis, climate change, tree mortality
Response of Sierra Nevada forests to projected climate-wildfire interactions Liang, Shuang, Matthew D. Hurteau, and A. LeRoy Westerling 2016 wildfire, climate change impacts, carbon sequestration, forests, forest management
Restoring Walker Meadows: Assessment and Prioritization Luke Hunt, Julie Fair, Jacob Dyste, and Max Odland 2015 meadows, restoration, climate-smart conservation, water resources
Sierra Nevada Birds and Climate Change Bumgardner, S. 2014 birds, biodiversity
Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment Technical Synthesis: Chaparral Hauptfeld, R.S., Kershner, J. M., and Feifel, K. M. 2014 chaparral, vulnerability assessment, biodiversity
Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment Technical Synthesis: Oak Woodlands Hauptfeld, R.S., Kershner, J. M., and Feifel, K. M. 2014 oak woodlands, vulnerability assessment, biodiversity
Sierra Nevada Region Report Dettinger, Michael, Holly Alpert, John Battles, Jonathan Kusel, Hugh Safford, Dorian Fougeres, Clarke Knight, Lauren Miller, and Sarah Sawyer 2018 climate change impacts, climate change adaptation, climate change assessment
Sierra Nevada snowpack California-Nevada Climate Applications Program 2016 snowpack, climate change impacts, water resources
Simulating vegetation shifts and carbon cycling in Yosemite National Park Conklin, David R. 2009 vegetation modeling, bioclimatic modeling, climate change impacts
Spatial, temporal and latitudinal components of historical fire regimes in mixed conifer forests, California Krasnow, Kevin D., Danny L. Fry, and Scott L. Stephens 2016 wildfire, historical biogeography, forests
Stream temperature sensitivity to climate warming in California’s Sierra Nevada: impacts to coldwater habitat Null, Sarah E., Viers, Joshua H., Deas, Michael L, Tanaka, Stacy K., and Mount, Jeffrey F. 2013 water temperature, climate change impacts, aquatic ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems
The carbon balance of reducing wildfire risk and restoring process: an analysis of 10-year post-treatment carbon dynamics in a mixed-conifer forest Wiechmann Morgan L., Hurteau, Matthew D., North, Malcolm P., Koch, George W., and Jerabkova, Lucie 2015 wildfire, carbon sequestration, forest management
Trends in wildfire severity: 1984 to 2010 in the Sierra Nevada, Modoc Plateau, and Southern Cascades, California, USA Miller, Jay D., and Safford, Hugh 2012 wildfire, fire frequency, forests
Twentieth-century shifts in forest structure in California: Denser forests, smaller trees, and increased dominance of oaks McIntyre, Patrick J., Thorne, James H., Dolanc, Christopher R., Flint, Alan L., Flint, Lorraine E., Kelly, Maggi, and Ackerly, David D. 2015 historical climate, paleoclimates, vegetation distribution
U.S. National Forests adapt to climate change through science–management partnerships Littell, Jeremy, Peterson, David, Millar, Constance, and O'Halloran, Kathy 2012 forest management, climate change adaptation
Vegetation change over sixty years in the Central Sierra Nevada, California, USA Thorne, James H., Morgan, Brian J., and Kennedy, Jeffery 2008 vegetation distribution, historical biogeography, climate change
Vegetation cover change in the Upper Kings River basin of the Sierra Nevada detected using Landsat satellite image analysis Potter, Christopher 2015 vegetation distribution, precipitation, biodiversity
Vulnerability of birds to climate change in California's Sierra Nevada Siegel, Rodney B., Pyle, Peter, Thorne, James H., Holguin, Andrew J., Howell, Christine H., Stock, Sarah, and Tingley, Morgan W. May, 2014 vulnerability assessment, birds, biodiversity
Water balance and topography predict fire and forest structure patterns Kane, Van R., James A. Lutz, C. Alina Cansler, Nicholas A. Povak, Derek J. Churchill, Douglas F. Smith, Jonathan T. Kane, and Malcolm P. North 2015 water balance, forest management, wildfire
Water-Energy Sector Vulnerability to Climate Warming in the Sierra Nevada: Simulating the Regulated Rivers of California’s West Slope Sierra Nevada Rheinheimer, David R., Ligare, Scott T., and Viers, Joshua H. 2012 water management, climate change adaptation
What mediates tree mortality during drought in the southern Sierra Nevada? Paz-Kagan, Tarin, Philip G. Brodrick, Nicholas R. Vaughn, Adrian J. Das, Nathan L. Stephenson, Koren R. Nydick, and Gregory P. Asner 2017 drought, tree mortality, remote sensing
Widespread shifts in the demographic structure of subalpine forests in the Sierra Nevada, California, 1934 to 2007 Dolanc, Christopher R., Thorne, James H., and Safford, Hugh D. 2012 climate change impacts, vegetation distribution
Type: Article
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Restoring Mountain Meadows Provides Water Supply and Habitat Benefits Climate Commons team

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 meadows, water resources
Type: Dataset
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Sierra Nevada Climate Change Datasets EcoAdapt 2014 climatic water deficit, temperature, precipitation, snowfall, groundwater recharge, wildfire
Vulnerability Rankings and Assessment Matrix for 168 Sierra Nevada Bird Species Rodney Siegel May, 2014 bird conservation, vulnerability assessment
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