Research Highlights
Full Slate of Southeast CASC FY19 Actionable Science Projects Underway
Research funded by the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center encompasses a range of science activities that contribute to understanding the exposure and impacts of global change on resources that matter to our partners and to framing decisions about adaptation strategies, […]
Global Change Fellow Investigates Insect and Bird Abundance in Urban Forests vs. Street Trees
Fall 2017 & 2016-2017 Global Change Fellow, Larry Long was recently featured by The Wildlife Society in an interview exploring a paper of which he was the lead author, Risk of bird predation and defoliating insect abundance are greater in […]
Researchers Investigate Couplings Between Human and Natural Systems
Last year at the joint conference of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society, a group of fisheries and wildlife researchers from an assortment of universities collaborated to explore the interconnectedness of humans and the natural world that surrounds them. […]
The U.S. Geological Survey Uses Global Climate Models to Inform Resource Managers about Risk Management
SE CASC Research Ecologist, Adam Terando is lead author and SE CASC Acting USGS Director, David Reidmiller is a co-author of the new USGS publication, Using Information From Global Climate Models to Inform Policymaking—The Role of the U.S. Geological Survey. […]
Building Adaptive Capacity in a Coastal Region Experiencing Global Change
Southeast CASC project, Climate Change Adaptation for Coastal National Wildlife Refuges, was recently completed. The project team included Mitch Eaton, Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center; Jennifer Costanza, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, NCSU; Fred Johnson, Wetland and Aquatic Research […]
New Publication and Data Release: Land Use Change and Water Demand Projections for Southeast
2015 – 2016 Global Change Fellow, Georgina Sanchez, USGS Research Ecologist, Adam Terando, SE CASC Faculty Affiliate, Ross Meentemeyer, and others authored a recent SE CASC supported publication, “Forecasting water demand across a rapidly urbanizing region,” in the journal Science […]
New SE CASC Publication Investigates Predation in Urban Forest Fragments Versus Street Trees
2016-2017 Global Change Fellow, Larry Long, and SE CASC Researcher, Steve Frank published a new article in the journal Urban Ecosystems entitled, “Risk of bird predation and defoliating insect abundance are greater in urban forest fragments than street trees.” Their […]
New Fish and Climate Change Database Informs Freshwater Fisheries Management
2018-2019 Global Change Fellow, Bonnie Myers, and SE CASC Faculty Affiliate, Thomas Kwak, in collaboration with a group of researchers at the National Climate Adaptation Science Center, USGS Cooperative Research Units, and other partners, created a public, searchable database that […]
Researcher Spotlight – Emily Reed
2019-20 Global Change Fellow PhD Student, Department of Biological Sciences Advisor: Dr. Martha Burford Reiskind Every year the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center funds a multi-disciplinary cohort of Global Change Fellows representing colleges across NC State University. Here are some highlights […]
New SE CASC Publication Provides an Extended Framework to Address Conservation Planning Problems
SE CASC Research Ecologist, Mitch Eaton, co-authored the paper, Spatial conservation planning under uncertainty using modern portfolio theory and Nash bargaining solution, which was recently published in the journal, Ecological Modelling. This publication derived from work on the SE CASC […]