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This is a collection of US Geological Survey (USGS) projects that are addressing the Northwest CSC Science Agenda Needs.
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Key Messages: 1. Ecosystem functions and the services they provide to people can support climate adaptation efforts. 2. A systems perspective that includes ecosystem services could contribute to the CASC research agenda in three interrelated ways: they can directly benefit current CASC stakeholder goals, they can provide co-benefits to CASC stakeholders, and they allow for full-benefit accounting of the impacts of choices made by natural resource managers. 3. Some existing CASC research aligns well with an ecosystem services framing and could be enhanced by understanding how the components fit into a broader multi-objective context. Notable bright spots for research in these dimensions concern coastal resilience...
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This is a collection of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CIRC projects that are addressing the Northwest CSC Science Agenda Needs.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior Climate Science Centers (CSCs) work with natural and cultural resource managers and scientists to gather information and build tools needed to help fish, wildlife, and ecosystems adapt to the impacts of climate change. The CSCs prioritize the delivery of actionable science products (e.g., synthesized scientific information, maps, decision support tools, etc.) that are focused on key management priorities and coproduced by teams of scientists and managers. In the specific case of the Northwest CSC, we have been successful at promoting and supporting the co-production of actionable climate science at the individual project level, but it has been more difficult to replicate this...
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Fire in Southern California chaparral communities is a historically common occurrence [1]. Hot, dry summers interact with strong “Santa Ana” winds and large human interfaces to create extreme risks of devastating wildfires [6], [11]. These plant communities also feedback into wildfire probabilities, producing drought-resistance mechanisms – such as volatile oils and woody stems - that can increase the spread and intensity of wildfire [1], [13]. Understanding the main drivers of wildfire is a priority in the wake of recent drought conditions, which are likely to worsen. California experienced its most extreme drought of the last millennia during the 2012-2016 period [5]. These extreme conditions interact with an...
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