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- Forests can affect stream structure and function, but evaluations linking freshwater biodiversity to watershed-scale forest-stand conditions are limited. We evaluated competing hypotheses about spatial patterns of freshwater biodiversity by combining species inventories of vertebrates and invertebrates from traditional and environmental DNA (eDNA) methods across 24 temperate watersheds of young to old forests (37 to 124 y old). Freshwater taxonomic and functional richness of invertebrates were, on average, 1.2-fold and 1.5-fold higher, respectively, in older forests (>75 y) than in younger...AuthorsBrooke Penaluna, Ashley A. Coble, Arif Jan, Richard Cronn, Laura Hauck, Ivan Arismendi, Jessica HomyackKeywordsSourceBiological Conservation. 313: 111530.Year2026
- Increasing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere are warming and changing climate globally. Policymakers and land managers want to know the effectiveness of different approaches to reduce the increase in GHG while mitigating effects of future climate change. Forests can store large amounts of carbon and can gain or lose carbon relatively rapidly, making them a focus of study. A variety of ecosystem models have been applied to estimate hard-to-measure forest stocks and processes and to project alternative management scenarios into the future.We examined the...AuthorsAndrew Gray, Taylor K. Lucey, David V. D'Amore, John B. Kim, David L. Nicholls, Nadia A. Tase, Andrew C. Yost, Jeffrey D. Kline, Jeremy S. Fried, Daniel E.B. SwannKeywordsSourceGen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-1046. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 89 p. (Online Only).Year2026
- Peatland forest ecosystems play a critical ecological, economic, and cultural role by sequestering carbon, supporting biodiversity, the provisioning of conventional and non-conventional wood products, and providing habitat for specialists. Historically, forest management in these systems has used clearcut harvests to maximize pulp production, often resulting in structurally simplified stands vulnerable to climate change. As climate change reshapes boreal systems through warming, altered hydrology, and increased disturbance, identifying structural features that promote resilience is...AuthorsAlexis R. Grinde, Katya E. Kovalenko, Michael J. Joyce, Robert A. Slesak, Marcella A. Windmuller-CampioneKeywordsSourceJournal of ForestryYear2026
- While the tourism literature has tangentially investigated concepts related to tourism’s impact on the livability of communities through studies on topics such as overtourism, there has yet to be a direct measure of residents’ perceptions towards the livability of tourism destinations and how these perceptions of livability influence resident support for tourism. Using Livability Theory and a Conservation of Resources theoretical framework, our research samples residents from the nature-based tourism gateway community of Brevard in Transylvania County, North Carolina, to validate the...AuthorsB. Bynum Boley, Chase Perren, Philip S. Chitaunga, Eric M. White, Gary T. GreenKeywordsSourceJournal of Sustainable TourismYear2026
- Fog is a key part of the hydrological cycle in many regions of the world. Coastal fog specifically influences coastal biomes and impacts maritime activities and commerce. Due to complex interactions with landforms, the spatial distributions of coastal fog frequency defy simple characterization. This study is the first to analyze the summertime spatio-temporal heterogeneity of fog along the Oregon coast, a region which depends on coastal fog for shading and as a hydrological input during its warm, dry summers. Direct measures of fog require expensive optical instrumentation that is not...AuthorsSonya Rauschenbach, John B. Kim, Alex Dye, Ian Faloona, R. Cotton Rockwood, Christopher J. Still, Kyaw Tha Paw U, Adele L. IgelKeywordsSourceAgricultural and Forest MeteorologyYear2026
- Dryocopus pileatus (Pileated Woodpecker) landscape use is widespread in the Pacific Northwest, especially in forested locations with structurally complex canopies, but declines at higher latitudes, higher elevations, and in areas of greater topographic complexity. High-use sites featured high conifer canopy cover and high Abies grandis (grand fir) basal area. These findings emerged from our analyses of ∼1.7 million hours of acoustic recordings collected from 3,948 sites distributed across 10 million hectares of forest lands in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Data were processed using a deep...AuthorsZachary J Ruff, Damon B. Lesmeister, Julianna M. Jenkins, Natalie RuggKeywordsSourceOrnithological ApplicationsYear2026
- Motivation: SNAPSHOT USA is an annual, multi-contributor camera trap survey of mammals across the United States. The growing SNAPSHOT USA dataset is intended for tracking the spatial and temporal responses of mammal populations to changes in land use, land cover and climate. These data will be useful for exploring the drivers of spatial and temporal changes in relative abundance and distribution, as well as the impacts of species interactions on daily activity patterns.Main Types of Variables Contained: SNAPSHOT USA 2024 contains 377,427 records of camera trap image sequence data and 3127...AuthorsBrigit Rooney, Roland Kays, Michael V. Cove, Jensen Alex, Daniel J. Herrera, Camilla Price, Phuong-Thao Nguyen‐Nu, Katrina Adamczyk, Peter D. Alexander, David Allen, Jesse M. Alston, Diego F. Alvarado‐Serrano, Thomas L. Anderson, Cara L. Appel, Scott M. Appleby, Anne C. Axel, Christopher R. Ayers, Nicholas W. Bakner, Dylan L. Bakner, Griffin Bandler, Luke Banta, Erin E. Barding, Carolina Baruzzi, William T. Bean, Silas C. Beers, Jerrold L. Belant, John F. Benson, Anna Berg, Dylan L. Bergman, Meagan A. Bethel, Tori Bird, Michael T. Booth, Aaron J. Bossert, LaRoy S. E. Brandt, Levin C. Brandt, Zeuk Brown, Erin K. Buchholtz, Richard Buchholz, Frances E. Buderman, Kathleen A. Carey, Michael B. Carpenter, Kellie Carter, Ivan Castro‐Arellano, Michael Chamberlain, Amanda E. Cheeseman, Michael D. Cheng, Cary D. Chevalier, M. Colter Chitwood, Petros Chrysafis, Bradley S. Cohen, Isabella R. Collamati, D. Parks Collins, Justin A. Compton, L. Mike Conner, Brianna Cook, Olivia Cosby, Anthony P. Crupi, Andrea K. Darracq, Jon M. Davenport, Drew R. Davis, Miranda L. Davis, Noé U. de la Sancha, Brett A. DeGregorio, Anant Deshwal, Art Drauglis, Jonathan E. Dudko, Jennifer M. Duggan, Andrew J. Edelman, Valerie Elder, Kendall Eldredge, E. Hance Ellington, Susan N. Ellis‐Felege, Caroline N. Ellison, John Erb, Alexa Fairchild, Keilani Fang, Jean Fantle‐Lepczyk, Michael Fargione, Zach J. Farris, Zoë Fassett‐Manuszewski, Alexander M. Ferentinos, Adam W. Ferguson, M. Caitlin Fisher‐Reid, Elizabeth A. Flaherty, Jared Franklin, Sarah R. Fritts, Brel Froebe, Jeremy Fuller, Laken S. Ganoe, Carissa Ganong, Ricky Garibay, Lisa J. Gatens, Francis D. Gerraty, Sean T. Giery, Jessica L. Glasscock, Erim Gómez, Louis E. Good, Gabriel P. Gott, Natasha J. Gownaris, Steven M. Gray, Austin M. Green, Kevin E. Green, Jasmine K. Grewal, Joseph M. Guthrie, Blake A. Halbert, Matthew T. Hallett, Ethan J. Halstead, Christopher P. Hansen, Lonnie P. Hansen, Eamon J. Harrity, Steven C. Hasstedt, Taylor A. Hickman, Angela Holland, Carolin A. Humpal, Brigit R. Humphreys, Aaron Hunt, Heide D. Island, Reagan Jarrett, Alex M. Johnson, Tamara L. Johnstone‐Yellin, Michael J. Joyce, Stanley Jozokos, Gaby C. Karakcheyeva, Keith Keel, Kevin Kinser‐McBee, Matt Kleitch, Travis Knowles, Molly M. Koeck, Brooks A. Kohli, Macy A. Krishnamoorthy, Kellie M. Kuhn, Diana J. R. Lafferty, Scott LaPoint, Brody Allan Larkin, Marcus Lashley, Richard G. Lathrop, Thomas E. Lee, Christopher A. Lepczyk, Damon B. Lesmeister, Christopher SchalkKeywordsSourceGlobal Ecology and BiogeographyYear2026
- Forest management planning requires the evaluation of tradeoffs in proposed management actions to meet multiple objectives, including providing the habitat required to sustain wildlife populations. However, various species-specific life history strategies and ecological uncertainties complicate our understanding of the responses of wildlife to disturbances, such as wildfires and forest management. We believe that adaptive management processes, applied through the close collaboration of researchers and managers (e.g., coproduction), will be valuable in this effort. Although adaptive...AuthorsAdam Duarte, James T. PetersonKeywordsSourceIn: Wright, Vita; Keville, Megan, tech eds. Wildland fire and fuels science synthesis: supporting landscape and community resilience in the Pacific Northwest. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-1044. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.Year2026
- In this synthesis, I review biological and ecological characteristics of amphibians that are relevant to fuel-reduction treatments in upland forests, summarize the state of empirical knowledge regarding amphibian population responses to forest thinning and fire in the Pacific Northwest, and provide management considerations that balance fuel-reduction objectives with amphibian habitat needs. The scope of this review includes forested ecosystems in Oregon and Washington, with an emphasis on the west side of the Cascade Range crest where many at-risk terrestrial amphibians occur.This chapter...AuthorsDonald J. BrownKeywordsSourceIn: Wright, Vita; Keville, Megan, tech eds. Wildland fire and fuels science synthesis: supporting landscape and community resilience in the Pacific Northwest. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-1044. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.Year2026
- This report provides detailed estimates and highlights key findings from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data collected across its Alaska Susitna-Copper FIA unit in 2019 and 2020. The Susitna-Copper FIA unit encompasses much of the Susitna River and upper Copper River watersheds and is one of six FIA inventory units designed to measure the expansive boreal forests of Alaska. Estimates of forest area, volume, aboveground biomass, and ecosystem carbon are provided across land ownerships, forest types, and forest demographics throughout the...AuthorsSarah Ellison, Olaf Kuegler, Brett H. DavisKeywordsSourceGen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-1037. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 60 p.Year2026