Linking changing snowpack to stream ecosystem structure and function

Principal Investigator: Brad Taylor

Status: active

Field: Ecology and Evolutionary biology

Research Areas: Aquatic Biology; Biogeochemistry; Climate change; Community ecology; Disease ecology; Food web biology; Hydrology; Long-term research; Species Interactions

Linking changing snowpack to stream ecosystem structure and function

Publications (86)

Consequences of climate-induced range expansions on multiple ecosystem functions

Species-specific traits predict whole-assemblage detritus processing by pond invertebrates

Animal-Driven Nutrient Supply Declines Relative to Ecosystem Nutrient Demand Along a Pond Hydroperiod Gradient

High-discharge disturbance does not alter the seasonal trajectory of nutrient uptake in a montane stream

Seasonal Progression of Algal Development and Quality in Streams that Vary in Timing of Springtime Peak Flow

Blooms of benthic diatoms in phosphorus-poor streams

Is alarm calling risky? Marmots avoid calling from risky places

Predator effects on prey population dynamics in open systems

Automated wildlife monitoring using self-configuring sensor networks deployed in natural habitats

Predator-induced resource heterogeneity in a stream food web

Variation in mayfly size at metamorphosis as a developmental response to risk of predation

Hydrologic and behavioral constraints on oviposition of stream insects: implications for adult dispersal

Delayed egg hatching and semivoltinism in the nearctic stonefly <i>Megarcys signata</i> (Plecoptera:Perlodidae)

Change in terrestrial vegetation and the relating consequences for stream communities

An alpine test of the river continuum concept

Relationships between atmospheric circulation and snowpack in the Gunnison River basin, Colorado

An ecological description of a close group of glacial-formed and snow-fed mountain lakes

Summer snowpatches as high alpine resource sources: assessing potential impacts of climate change

Biogeochemical characteristics and hydroperiod affect carbon dioxide flux rates from exposed high-elevation pond sediments

<i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> blooms are not exclusively driven by low phosphorus under experimental conditions

Carbon Dioxide Concentrations and Efflux from Permanent, Semi-Permanent, and Temporary Subalpine Ponds

Altitudinal gradients fail to predict fungal symbiont responses to warming

Plant Identity Influences Foliar Fungal Symbionts More Than Elevation in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

High interspecific variation in nutrient excretion within a guild of closely related caddisfly species

Using ecological stoichiometry to understand and predict infectious diseases

Writing an Effective Response to a Manuscript Review

Response to Bergey and Spaulding

The Didymo story: the role of low dissolved phosphorus in the formation of <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> blooms

The Origin of Invasive Microorganisms Matters for Science, Policy, and Management: The Case of <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i>

Using economic instruments to develop effective management of invasive species: insights from a bioeconomic model

Iron is not responsible for <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> bloom formation in phosphorus-poor rivers

The Ecology of Place

An empirical study of collaborative acoustic source localization

Restoration of vegetation communities of created depressional marshes in Ohio and Colorado (USA): the importance of initial effort for mitigation success

Influence of handling stress and fasting on estimates of ammonium excretion by tadpoles and fish: recommendations for designing excretion experiments

Hydraulic and geomorphic effects on mayfly drift in high-gradient streams at moderate discharges

An empirical study of acoustic source localization

Acoustic source localization using the acoustic ENSBox

Subalpine meadow flowering phenology responses to climate change: integrating experimental and gradient methods

The influence of predatory fish on mayfly drift: extrapolating from experiments to nature

Predator chemicals induce changes in mayfly life history traits: a whole-stream manipulation

Reach-scale Manipulations show invertebrate grazers depress algal resources in streams

Acid mine drainage effects on algal species composition in a Rocky Mountain Stream

Sampling stream invertebrates using electroshocking techniques: implications for basic and applied research

Estimating species-area relationships from plot to landscape scale using species spatial-turnover data

Rapid size-specific changes in the drift of <i>Baetis bicaudatus</i> (Ephemeroptera) caused by alterations in fish odour concentration

Floristic Inventory of the Northern Gunnison Basin

Alpine vascular flora of Buffalo Peaks, Mosquito Range, Colorado, USA

Alpine vascular flora of Hasley Basin, Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA

Effects of size at metamorphosis on stonefly fecundity, longevity, and reproductive success

Datasets (2)

hydrokeira/Si_RandomForest: Si Random Forest Analysis Code

Data From: "Warming and snow loss increase reliance on old groundwater in a Colorado River headwater"

Documents (7)

A New Hydrologic Perspective of How Beaver Ponds Function

Revising Desertification of Riparian Zones Along Cold Desert Streams

Wildlife Impacts

Beavers: Biologists "Rediscover" a Natural Resource

Effect of Keystone Mine Effluent on Colonization of Stream Benthos

Beaver Management in Grazed Riparian Ecosystems

Charting the Future of the Colorado River’s Undeveloped Waters