Research Highlights

Mar 13, 2023

SE CASC Researchers Show How Climate Change and Invasive Species Threaten Florida Treefrogs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE J. Alex Baecher | jbaecher@gmail.com Brittany Salmons | basalmo2@ncsu.edu | 919-515-3766 Invasive species may negatively impact native species’ ability to adapt to climate change through direct competition…

Feb 28, 2023

Are Densely Built or Sprawling Cities Better for Conservation?

There is no clear consensus on whether densely packed or sprawling urban development best meets biodiversity and conservation goals. According to a new review by researchers at NC State, ecological…

Feb 27, 2023

The Future of Estuaries Under Climate and Land-Use Change

A new article by 2019-20 Global Change Fellow Lise Montefiore, Natalie Nelson (NCSU), Michelle Staudinger (NE CASC), and Adam Terando (SE CASC), Vulnerability of Estuarine Systems in the Contiguous United…

Jan 13, 2023

New Article Explores Tiger Mosquito Population Dynamics at Small Spatial Scale

An article written by Spring 2018 and 2019-2020 Global Change Fellow Emily Reed, Michael H Reiskind, and Martha O Burford Reiskind, Life-history stage and the population genetics of the tiger…

Jan 11, 2023

February 14, 11am ET: SE CASC Science Seminar – Introduction to New SE CASC Projects

Join us for a special virtual science seminar highlighting SE CASC funded projects supporting resource management actions across the Southeast. SE CASC researchers will provide an overview of their work…

Dec 20, 2022

Global Change Fellow Julianne Reas Discusses Her Research Goals

Global Change Fellow Julianne Reas was recently interviewed about her research for an article in the College of Natural Resource News. The following post was written by Emma Gosalvez and…

Dec 12, 2022

January 12, 11am ET: SE CASC Science Seminar – Facilitating Accurate and Effective Application of Coastal Marsh Models

Join us for our Fall/Winter virtual science seminar series highlighting SE CASC funded projects supporting resource management actions across the Southeast. Each month a SE CASC researcher will provide an…

Dec 9, 2022

New Publication Reveals Fire Managers’ Perspectives on the Future of Prescribed Fire in the SE

A new SE CASC supported article, Prescribed fire in longleaf pine ecosystems: fire managers’ perspectives on priorities, constraints, and future prospects, was published in the journal Fire Ecology in November…

Dec 9, 2022

SE CASC Project Highlights Connections between Climate Change and Rising Flood Risks

SE CASC researcher and 2015-2016 Global Change Fellow Georgina Sanchez was recently quoted in an article based on findings from the SE CASC project, Improving Scenarios of Future Patterns of…

Dec 7, 2022

Researcher Spotlight – Erin Eichenberger

2022-23 Global Change Fellow PhD student, Department of Applied EcologyAdvisor: Dr. Rebecca Irwin, co-advised by Dr. Alexander KringsEvery year the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center funds a multi-disciplinary cohort of Global…