Research Highlights

Dec 13, 2023

Study Overturns Conventional Wisdom About Wild Turkey Nesting Survival

The findings shed new light on how climate change may affect wild turkey populations.

Dec 11, 2023

Bee Species in Wake County: Are They Missing or Just Hard to Find?

Study shows no evidence that bee species richness is declining in booming area of North Carolina, but missing species could be a concern.

Dec 8, 2023

What Can 66-Million-Year-Old Carbon Dioxide Data Tell Us About Our Future Climate?

The last time Earth had CO2 levels comparable to current ones was 14 million years ago.

Nov 27, 2023

CALS Graduate Student Studies Tiny Bird Species

Emily Nastase, a doctoral student in the Department of Applied Ecology, is uncovering the secret life of Henslow’s Sparrows, a rare, grassland species that only visits two locations in North Carolina every summer.

Nov 20, 2023

Getting Ready for Turkey Day

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, what a better time than now to share all of the recent wild turkey research and resources funded by the Southeast CASC! Minimal Shift…

Nov 6, 2023

New Model Adds Human Reactions to Flood Risk Assessment

By taking human adaptation into account, a new land change model offers a more realistic assessment of flood risk.

Oct 24, 2023

A Parasitic Haunting: When Snakes are Eaten From Within

Skylar Hopkins and her Sustainable Health Ecology Lab study snake parasites to gain a better understanding of snake ecology.

Oct 2, 2023

Scenario-Based Framework For Resource Management Under Uncertain Climatic Futures

A SE CASC supported publication, Scenario-Based Decision Analysis: Integrated Scenario Planning and Structured Decision Making for Resource Management under Climate Change was recently published to Biological Conservation. SE CASC Research…

Aug 28, 2023

Modeling Hydrologic Simulations for Past & Future Conditions across the Conterminous US

Two SE CASC supported data releases, Model Input and Output for Hydrologic Simulations for the Conterminous United States for Historical and Future Conditions Using the National Hydrologic Model Infrastructure (NHMI)…

Jul 13, 2023

SE CASC Study Reveals Turkey Nesting May Not Shift Under Climate Change

A new publication, Minimal shift of eastern wild turkey nesting phenology associated with projected climate change, has just been published in the journal, Climate Change Ecology authored by SE CASC PI…