Kyra Clark-wolf
Post-Doctoral Associate in Ecology
- PhD in Systems Ecology, University of Montana, 2022
- BA in Environmental Science, Colorado College, 2016
Research Interests
Kyra Clark-Wolf is a Research Scientist in CIRES and a co-lead Ecologist in the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center. Her research integrates perspectives from paleoecology, fire ecology, and climate adaptation science to advance the understanding of ecological transformation in a context of changing climate. Current work centers on the development of ecological scenarios to inform resource management using the Resist, Accept, Direct (RAD) framework under uncertainty about future climate and ecological responses. Before joining the NC CASC, Kyra led research characterizing fire-climate-ecosystem interactions over centuries to millennia in Rocky Mountain subalpine forests using lake-sediment records and investigating post-fire conifer seedling demographic processes in relation to forest microclimates. Kyra received her Ph.D. in Systems Ecology from the University of Montana.
Current Research
- Drivers and consequences of ecological transformation
- Uncertainty in ecological responses to climate change
- Development and application of future scenarios for climate adaptation planning
- Climate adaptation science support for natural resource management
- Long-term ecological change and disturbance processes
Research Categories
Biology and Ecosystems, Climate and Weatherto
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About CECA
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