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The Effects Of Large Wildfires On Employment And Wage Growth And Volatility In The Western United States, Max Nielsen-Pincus, Cassandra Moseley, Krista Gebert
The Effects Of Large Wildfires On Employment And Wage Growth And Volatility In The Western United States, Max Nielsen-Pincus, Cassandra Moseley, Krista Gebert
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We examined the effect of large wildfires on economic growth and volatility in the western United States. We matched wildfire data with quarterly employment and earnings growth data to assess the specific effect of wildfire on employment and wage growth in western US counties. Wildfires generally tended to exhibit positive effects on employment and wage growth in the quarter(s) during which suppression efforts were active. However, this effect transitioned to increased economic volatility following a wildfire. The effect of wildfire also varied by the type of county in which wildfire occurred. The amount of suppression costs invested locally had the …
Carbon Dynamics In The Future Forest: The Importance Of Long-Term Successional Legacy And Climate–Fire Interactions, E. Louise Loudermilk, Robert M. Scheller, Peter J. Weisberg, Jian Yang, Thomas E. Dilts, Sarah L. Karam, Carl Skinner
Carbon Dynamics In The Future Forest: The Importance Of Long-Term Successional Legacy And Climate–Fire Interactions, E. Louise Loudermilk, Robert M. Scheller, Peter J. Weisberg, Jian Yang, Thomas E. Dilts, Sarah L. Karam, Carl Skinner
Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations
Understanding how climate change may influence forest carbon (C) budgets requires knowledge of forest growth relationships with regional climate, long-term forest succession, and past and future disturbances, such as wildfires and timber harvesting events. We used a landscape-scale model of forest succession, wildfire, and C dynamics (LANDIS-II) to evaluate the effects of a changing climate (A2 and B1 IPCC emissions; Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory General Circulation Models) on total forest C, tree species composition, and wildfire dynamics in the Lake Tahoe Basin, California, and Nevada. The independent effects of temperature and precipitation were assessed within and among climate models. Results …
Climate Change And Fire Management In The Mid-Atlantic Region, Kenneth L. Clark, Nicholas Skowronski, Heidi Renninger, Robert M. Scheller
Climate Change And Fire Management In The Mid-Atlantic Region, Kenneth L. Clark, Nicholas Skowronski, Heidi Renninger, Robert M. Scheller
Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations
In this review, we summarize the potential impacts of climate change on wildfire activity in the mid-Atlantic region, and then consider how the beneficial uses of prescribed fire could conflict with mitigation needs for climate change, focusing on patters of carbon (C) sequestration by forests in the region. We use a synthesis of field studies, eddy flux tower measurements, and simulation studies to evaluate how the use of prescibed fire affects short-and long-term forest C dynamics. Climate change may create weather conditions more conducive to wildfire activity, but successional changes in forest composition, altered gap dynamics, reduced understory and forest …
Job Growth And Loss Across Sectors And Time In The Western Us: The Impact Of Large Wildfires, Max Nielsen-Pincus, Cassandra Moseley, Krista Gebert
Job Growth And Loss Across Sectors And Time In The Western Us: The Impact Of Large Wildfires, Max Nielsen-Pincus, Cassandra Moseley, Krista Gebert
Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations
The link between economic growth and natural hazards has long been studied to better understand the effects of natural hazards on local, regional, and country level growth patterns. However, relatively little generalizable research has focused on wildfires, one of the most common forest disturbances in the western United States (US). We examined the effect of large wildfires on employment growth across sectors and time in the western US.We matched wildfire occurrences from 2004 to 2008 and their duration with monthly employment data to identify the effect of wildfire on employment growth. Wildfires generally tended to exhibit positive effects on employment …
Interview With Candace Russo, Linus Pauling Institute, 2013 (Audio), Candace Russo
Interview With Candace Russo, Linus Pauling Institute, 2013 (Audio), Candace Russo
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Interview of Candace Russo by Kevin Foster in Corvallis, Oregon on May 31st, 2013.
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Interview With Carter Latendresse, Catlin Gabel School, 2013 (Audio), Carter Latendresse
Interview With Carter Latendresse, Catlin Gabel School, 2013 (Audio), Carter Latendresse
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Interview of Carter Latendresse by Carmen Vigil at Catlin Gabel School on May 30th, 2013.
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Interview With Vida Shore, Alameda Elementary, 2013 (Audio), Vida Shore
Interview With Vida Shore, Alameda Elementary, 2013 (Audio), Vida Shore
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Interview of Vida Shore by Brianna Demko at Alameda Elementary in NE Portland, Oregon on May 24th, 2013.
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Interview With Jaylen Schmitt, Alameda Elementary, 2013 (Audio), Jaylen Schmitt
Interview With Jaylen Schmitt, Alameda Elementary, 2013 (Audio), Jaylen Schmitt
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Interview of Jaylen Schmitt by Brianna Demko at Alameda Elementary School in NE Portland, Oregon on May 24th, 2013.
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Interview With Linda Colwell, Eat, Think, Grow, 2013 (Audio), Linda Colwell
Interview With Linda Colwell, Eat, Think, Grow, 2013 (Audio), Linda Colwell
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Interview of Linda Colwell by Loraine Decker on May 24th, 2013.
Interview With Maggie Michaels, Portland Public Schools, 2013 (Audio), Maggie Michaels
Interview With Maggie Michaels, Portland Public Schools, 2013 (Audio), Maggie Michaels
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Interview of Maggie Michaels by Carmen Vigil in NE Portland, Oregon on May 23rd, 2013.
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Interview With Richard "Brick" Street, Grant High School, 2013 (Audio), Richard Street
Interview With Richard "Brick" Street, Grant High School, 2013 (Audio), Richard Street
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Interview of Richard "Brick" Street by Ciji Dieringer at Grant High School in Portland, Oregon on May 22nd, 2013.
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Interview With Nicole Hoffmann, Abernathy School, 2013 (Audio), Nicole Hoffmann
Interview With Nicole Hoffmann, Abernathy School, 2013 (Audio), Nicole Hoffmann
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Interview of Nicole Hoffmann by Nichole Bull at Portland State University on May 21st, 2013.
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Interview With Susan Wiencke, Madison High School, 2013 (Audio), Susan Wiencke
Interview With Susan Wiencke, Madison High School, 2013 (Audio), Susan Wiencke
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Interview of Susan Wiencke by Ciji Dieringer on May 15th, 2013.
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Interview With Justin Davidson, Candy Lane Elementary, 2013 (Audio), Justin Davidson
Interview With Justin Davidson, Candy Lane Elementary, 2013 (Audio), Justin Davidson
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Interview of Justin Davidson by Nicole Bull at Candy Lane Elementary in Milwaukie, Oregon on May 15th, 2013.
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Interview With Courtney Leeds, Candy Lane Elementary, 2013 (Audio), Courtney Leeds
Interview With Courtney Leeds, Candy Lane Elementary, 2013 (Audio), Courtney Leeds
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Interview of Courtney Leeds by Nicole Bull at Candy Lane Elementary in Portland, Oregon on May 15th, 2013.
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Interview With Kristine Garnero Obbink, Portland Public School, 2013 (Audio), Kristine Garnero Obbink
Interview With Kristine Garnero Obbink, Portland Public School, 2013 (Audio), Kristine Garnero Obbink
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Interview of Kristine Garnero Obbink by Loraine Decker at 705 N. Killingsworth St., Portland, Oregon on May 14th, 2013.
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Interview With Julie Corpron, Raleigh Park Elementary Garden, 2013 (Audio), Julie Corpron
Interview With Julie Corpron, Raleigh Park Elementary Garden, 2013 (Audio), Julie Corpron
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Interview of Julie Corpron by Margret Harburg May 14th, 2013.
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Wood Microsites At Timberline-Alpine Meadow Borders: Implications For Conifer Seedling Regeneration And Alpine Meadow Conifer Invasion, Adelaide C. Johnson, J. Alan Yeakley
Wood Microsites At Timberline-Alpine Meadow Borders: Implications For Conifer Seedling Regeneration And Alpine Meadow Conifer Invasion, Adelaide C. Johnson, J. Alan Yeakley
Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations
The importance of climate warming on forests is recognized worldwide and has increased attention on the significance of both timberline advance and alpine meadow invasion by forests. Successful seedling regeneration in alpine meadows depends on availability of suitable substrates, or microsites, for seedling establishment. We sought to determine whether wood microsites (i.e., nurse logs), which are regeneration sites in Pacific Northwest subalpine forests, promoted regeneration at timberline-alpine meadow borders. To determine the ecological role of wood microsites, we examined mechanisms forming wood microsites; compared density, survival, and percent nitrogen content of seedlings growing on wood microsites to adjacent soil substrates; …
Daily Temperature Fluctuations Unpredictably Influence Developmental Rate And Morphology At A Critical Early Larval Stage In A Frog, Juliana M. Arrighi, Ezra S. Lencer, Advait Jukar, Daesik Park, Patrick C. Phillips, Robert H. Kaplan
Daily Temperature Fluctuations Unpredictably Influence Developmental Rate And Morphology At A Critical Early Larval Stage In A Frog, Juliana M. Arrighi, Ezra S. Lencer, Advait Jukar, Daesik Park, Patrick C. Phillips, Robert H. Kaplan
Systems Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
Background: Environmental temperature has profound consequences for early amphibian development and many field and laboratory studies have examined this. Most laboratory studies that have characterized the influence of temperature on development in amphibians have failed to incorporate the realities of diel temperature fluctuations (DTF), which can be considerable for pond-breeding amphibians.
Results: We evaluated the effects of different ecologically relevant ranges of DTF compared with effects of constant temperatures on development of embryos and larvae of the Korean fire-bellied toad (Bombina orientalis). We constructed thermal reaction norms for developmental stage, snout- vent length, and tail length by fitting …
The Value And Propriety Of Reintroduction As A Conservation Tool For Rare Plants, Edward O. Guerrant Jr.
The Value And Propriety Of Reintroduction As A Conservation Tool For Rare Plants, Edward O. Guerrant Jr.
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Three recent reviews of reintroduction for conservation purposes, which draw on substantial and largely non-overlapping data sets, have come to strikingly different conclusions about its value. One concludes that “reintroduction is generally unlikely to be a successful conservation strategy as currently conducted.” Another that “…this review cannot conclusively comment on the effectiveness of re-introductions…” The third concludes there is “strong evidence in support of the notion that reintroduction, especially in combination with ex situ conservation, is a tool that can go a long way toward meeting the needs it was intended to address.” The argument over the conservation value of …