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Aquila Flower

Professor of Geography and Director of the WWU Spatial Institute

Western Washington University

Affiliations

Center for Canadian-American Studies

College of the Environment

College of the Environment Spatial Institute

Department Of Environmental Sciences

Department Of Urban And Environmental Planning And Policy

Institute for Watershed Studies

Studies Of Institute For Watershed

Department Of Environmental Studies And Geography

College of the Environment Spatial Institute

Institute Of Spatial

Salish Sea Institute

Western Washington University

Aquila Flower is currently serving as a Center For Canadian-American Studies Professor of Geography and Director of the WWU Spatial Institute at Western Washington University.

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Aquila Flower

Western Washington University

Professor of Geography and Director of the WWU Spatial Institute

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environmental science ecology climate change forest ecology fire ecology geography forestry biogeography climatology wildfires earth science forest research dendrochronology conservation biology land use climate dynamics plant science geographical information science geoscientific model development vegetation history livestock science forest ecosystems cold region science cryosphere terrestrial ecology snow avalanche geospatial mapping cascade mountains global ecology biological conservation palaeogeography avian biology pest science climatic change arid environments vegetation science plant ecology spatial ecology spatial data acquisition geospatial data zoogeography spatial statistical analysis feedback loop disease ecology fire risk analysis applied meteorology weather forecasting paleoceanography physical oceanography anthropocene fire modeling climate change effects estuarine geochemistry eutrophication wildfire smoke fire dynamics quantitative geomorphology mountain uplift climate-smart agriculture agricultural impacts interior pacific northwest species occurrence records practical protocol fire risk dendrochronological analysis inter-disturbance synergism early snowmelt event anthropocene ocean urban seas salish sea example physics-based fire model high-elevation wildflower fuel loads fire behavior preliminary dendrochronological analysis sea level rise aquatic ecosystems human impacts on the environment earth system science biodiversity paleontology climate development physical geography freshwater biology paleoecology oceanography geochronology geobiology aquatic conservation paleobiology geoarchaeology global change biology ecological monograph marine geology marine micropaleontology restoration ecology applied ecology global change historical biology ecological indicator coastal conservation palaeontologia electronica continental shelf research environmental history stratigraphy environmental research marine systems quaternary science geomorphology

Notable Scholarly Works

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Collaborators

Assessing Riverine Inputs Versus in Situ Production as Sources of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter in Bellingham Bay in the Salish Sea. Aquatic Sciences (2026)

environmental engineeringmarine chemistrywater qualityaquatic ecosystemsenvironmental sciencesitu productioneutrophicationorganic geochemistrywater pollutionmarine pollutionenvironmental chemistryorganic mattersedimentologyestuarine geochemistrybellingham bay

The Effects of Climatic and Cultural Changes on Grain Agriculture in Northwest Washington. Geographies (2025)

agrarian changeagricultural impactsgrain agriculturecultural changesenvironmental sciencenorthwest washingtonclimate-smart agricultureland useclimate changeagricultural economicsagricultural history

Urban Seas as Hotspots of Stress in the Anthropocene Ocean: The Salish Sea Example. Elementa Science of the Anthropocene (2022)

Kathryn L. SobocinskiC. Drew HarvellNatalie J. K. BaloyGinny BroadhurstMegan N. DethierAquila FlowerJohn R. Delaney

oceanographyenvironmental scienceanthropocenesalish sea examplepaleoceanographyanthropocene oceanphysical oceanographyecologyurban seas

Conifer Establishment and Encroachment on Subalpine Meadows Around Mt. Baker, Wa, USA. Forests (2021)

Early Snowmelt Timing Leads to Divergent Wildfire Responses in Vegetated Ecosystems of Western USA. AGU Fall Meeting 2018 (2018)

wildfire responsesvegetated ecosystemswestern usawildland firefire ecologyecosystemsenvironmental sciencewildfiresforest ecologywildfire smokefire dynamicsecology

Quantifying the Early Snowmelt Event of 2015 in the Cascade Mountains, USA by Developing and Validating Modis-Based Snowmelt Timing Maps. Frontiers of Earth Science (2018)

environmental scienceapplied meteorologygeospatial mappinggeoscientific model developmentcryosphereweather forecastingearly snowmelt eventsnow avalanchequaternary scienceclimatologyclimate dynamicscascade mountainsmeteorologygeographical information sciencephysical geographygeographyearth sciencegeographic information systemsdendrochronologyclimatic changecold region sciencegeomorphologyclimate change

The Compounding Consequences of Wildfire and Climate Change for a High‐Elevation Wildflower ( Saxifraga Austromontana ). Journal of Biogeography (2018)

Trevor D.S. BloomAquila FlowerMichael MedlerEric G. DeChaine

fire ecologybiogeographyclimate change effectsenvironmental scienceclimate changewildfireshigh-elevation wildflowerecology

A Multicentury Dendrochronological Reconstruction of Western Spruce Budworm Outbreaks in the Okanogan Highlands, Northeastern Washington. Canadian Journal of Forest Research (2017)

Investigating the Early Snowmelt of 2015 in the Cascade Mountains Using New Modis-Based Snowmelt Timing Maps. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (2017)

geospatial mappinggeoscientific model developmentcryospheresnow avalanchequaternary sciencemountain upliftclimatologyclimate dynamicsremote sensingearly snowmeltcascade mountainsmeteorologygeographical information sciencephysical geographygeographyearth sciencegeographic information systemsdendrochronologyquantitative geomorphologycold region sciencegeomorphology

Muscling Into Meadows: A Preliminary Dendrochronological Analysis of Recent Conifer Encroachment in Mount Rainier’s Subalpine Meadows. Yearbook - Association of Pacific Coast Geographers (2017)

Aquila FlowerBess BookoutBen HagedornLacey HankinJohn LovsethLaura SmithAndrew Whelan

dendrochronologygeographymount rainiersubalpine meadowspreliminary dendrochronological analysis

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Aquila Flower

Professor of Geography and Director of the WWU Spatial Institute

Western Washington University

Affiliations

Center for Canadian-American Studies

College of the Environment

College of the Environment Spatial Institute

Department Of Environmental Sciences

Department Of Urban And Environmental Planning And Policy

Institute for Watershed Studies

Studies Of Institute For Watershed

Department Of Environmental Studies And Geography

College of the Environment Spatial Institute

Institute Of Spatial

Salish Sea Institute

Western Washington University

Aquila Flower is currently serving as a Center For Canadian-American Studies Professor of Geography and Director of the WWU Spatial Institute at Western Washington University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Aquila Flower

Western Washington University

Professor of Geography and Director of the WWU Spatial Institute

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Assessing Riverine Inputs Versus in Situ Production as Sources of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter in Bellingham Bay in the Salish Sea. Aquatic Sciences (2026)

The Effects of Climatic and Cultural Changes on Grain Agriculture in Northwest Washington. Geographies (2025)

agrarian changeagricultural impactsgrain agriculturecultural changesenvironmental sciencenorthwest washingtonclimate-smart agricultureland useclimate changeagricultural economicsagricultural history

Urban Seas as Hotspots of Stress in the Anthropocene Ocean: The Salish Sea Example. Elementa Science of the Anthropocene (2022)

Kathryn L. SobocinskiC. Drew HarvellNatalie J. K. BaloyGinny BroadhurstMegan N. DethierAquila FlowerJohn R. Delaney

oceanographyenvironmental scienceanthropocenesalish sea examplepaleoceanographyanthropocene oceanphysical oceanographyecologyurban seas

Conifer Establishment and Encroachment on Subalpine Meadows Around Mt. Baker, Wa, USA. Forests (2021)

Early Snowmelt Timing Leads to Divergent Wildfire Responses in Vegetated Ecosystems of Western USA. AGU Fall Meeting 2018 (2018)

wildfire responsesvegetated ecosystemswestern usawildland firefire ecologyecosystemsenvironmental sciencewildfiresforest ecologywildfire smokefire dynamicsecology

Quantifying the Early Snowmelt Event of 2015 in the Cascade Mountains, USA by Developing and Validating Modis-Based Snowmelt Timing Maps. Frontiers of Earth Science (2018)

The Compounding Consequences of Wildfire and Climate Change for a High‐Elevation Wildflower ( Saxifraga Austromontana ). Journal of Biogeography (2018)

Trevor D.S. BloomAquila FlowerMichael MedlerEric G. DeChaine

fire ecologybiogeographyclimate change effectsenvironmental scienceclimate changewildfireshigh-elevation wildflowerecology

A Multicentury Dendrochronological Reconstruction of Western Spruce Budworm Outbreaks in the Okanogan Highlands, Northeastern Washington. Canadian Journal of Forest Research (2017)

Investigating the Early Snowmelt of 2015 in the Cascade Mountains Using New Modis-Based Snowmelt Timing Maps. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (2017)

Muscling Into Meadows: A Preliminary Dendrochronological Analysis of Recent Conifer Encroachment in Mount Rainier’s Subalpine Meadows. Yearbook - Association of Pacific Coast Geographers (2017)

Aquila FlowerBess BookoutBen HagedornLacey HankinJohn LovsethLaura SmithAndrew Whelan

dendrochronologygeographymount rainiersubalpine meadowspreliminary dendrochronological analysis

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3
10 / page