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Ecology and impacts of non-native mustards in the subalpine zone

Principal Investigator: Kristina Stinson
Status: active
Field: Ecology and Evolutionary biology
Research Areas: Climate change; Insect biology; Microbiomes; Phenology; Plant biology
Items: 59 (48 publications, 6 datasets, 5 documents)

Publications (48)

Thesis

Effects of snow-melt timing on three high altitude Potentilla (Rosaceae) species: growth, reproduction, and distribution

1998
Article

Effects of an introduced mustard, Thlaspi arvense, on soil fungal communities in subalpine meadows

2022Fungal EcologyDOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2021.101135
Article

Intraspecific Variation in Responses of a Montane Grass, <i> Festuca thurberi </i>, to Simulated Biological Invasion

2022Frontiers in Forests and Global ChangeDOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2022.768557/full
Article

Variation in the phenology and abundance of flowering by native and exotic plants in subalpine meadows

2010Biological Invasions
Student Paper

The occurrence of annuals and perennials in a subalpine system

1983
Student Paper

The ecological dynamics of alpine krummholz

1970
Article

Natural selection favors rapid reproductive phenology in Potentilla pulcherrima (Rosaceae) at opposite ends of a subalpine snowmelt gradient

2004American Journal of Botany
Article

Effects of snowmelt timing and neighbor density on the distribution of the high altitude plant, Potentilla diversifolia

2004Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research
Student Paper

Interspecific competition in Rocky Mountain meadow flora

1983
Student Paper

How grazing affects the height and diversity of vegetation in a sub-alpine meadow

1982
Publication

Climate-ecosystem interactions in montane meadows

2002
Student Paper

Utilization of naturalized mustard Thlaspi arvense by insect enemies.

2015
Student Paper

Effects of disturbance on the growth and invasive potential of <i>Matricaria perforata</i> in a sub-alpine meadow

1999
Student Paper

Introduced plant species in Gothic, Colorado: invasive or harmless?

1997
Student Paper

Herbivory patterns in response to climate change in a sub-alpine meadow

1998
Article

Ecological patterns in glucosinolate content of a native mustard, Cardamine cordifolia, in the Rocky Mountains

1983Journal of Chemical Ecology
Student Paper

Effect of altitude on <i>Frasera speciosa</i> populations

1973
Student Paper

Comparisons of invertebrate populations of the herb layers of the alpine and subalpine zones

1947
Student Paper

The effects of cattle grazing on montane meadows

1990
Student Paper

Specificity of pollinators in mountain meadows

1973
Thesis

Ecosystem responses to warming-induced plant species loss and increased nitrogen availability in a Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow

2006
Student Paper

The impact of artificially creating an elk wintering ground on plant species diversity

1990
Student Paper

The effect of Yellow bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) on the sub-alpine vegetation of the Colorado rocky mountains

2001
Student Paper

A study of the flora of a sub-alpine meadow near Gothic

1972
Student Paper

A study of two populations of <i>Erysimum</i>

1976
Student Paper

Factors in the recovery of a disturbed sub-alpine site

1987
Article

Direct and indirect effects of episodic frost on plants growth and reproduction in subalpine wildflowers

2018Global Change Biology
Thesis

The role of fly pollination in montane habitats

1990
Student Paper

The effects of drought on subalpine floral community diversity

2021
Student Paper

Growth rate respnse to intraspecific and interspecific competition in two alpine annuals

1984
Student Paper

Analysis of morphological variation as a function of altitude in populations of <i>Thlaspi alpestre</i> L

1975
Student Paper

Patterns and mechanisms of invasion of conifer (<i>Abies lasiocarpa</i> and <i>Picea engelmanni</i>) into aspen forest and montane meadow

1995
Thesis

Potential impact of climate change on the phenology and reproduction of <i>Delphinium nuttallianum</i> (Ranunculaceae)

2000
Student Paper

Adaptations in <i>Mertensia bakerii</i> to alpine habitat

1971
Student Paper

Roots, shoots and ladders: Variation in growth, mortality, and biomass allocation in a potentially invasive species(<i>Matricaria perforata</i> in response to elevation, microhabitat, and herbivory

2000
Publication

Effects of frost on wildflowers: an unexpected consequence of climate change

2011
Student Paper

Production and productivity in an alpine tundra ecosystem

1980
Student Paper

Integration of disturbed ecosystems in areas of high altitudes

1992
Student Paper

The affects [sic] of footpaths on Coleoptera community composition alpine meadow habitat

0
Student Paper

Determining the relationship between an invasive plant, cirsium arvense, and insect species richness

2002
Thesis

Climate change impacts on community and ecosystem properties: Integrating manipulations and gradient studies in montane meadows

2000
Student Paper

Effects of climatological factos on annual growth of shrubby species of the rocky mountains

2002
Student Paper

Vascular plant species of talus slope and their dispersal patterns

1996
Article

Do dandelion flowers influence seed set of a native plant (<i></i>Delphinium nuttallianum<i></i>) in subalpine meadows?

2004American Midland Naturalist
Student Paper

Reproductive efforts of plants along an altitudinal gradient

1973
Student Paper

Sensitive plant species in the upper Gunnison basin

1981
Student Paper

The response of aspen to invasion by a spruce-fir community

1987
Student Paper

Alien and endemic plant species richness and diversity in relation to disturbance at Rosy Point, Gothic, CO

1997