Expanding Natural History and Community Science Resources at RMBL

Principal Investigator: Rick Williams

Status: active

Field: Ecology and Evolutionary biology

Research Areas: Climate change; Community ecology; Genetics; Insect biology; Landscape biology; Long-term research; Phenology; Plant biology

Items: 143 (125 publications, 7 datasets, 11 documents)

Publications (125)

Article

Phylogeny does not predict the outcome of heterospecific pollen–pistil interactions in a species-rich alpine plant community

2025American Journal of BotanyDOI: 10.1002/ajb2.70004

Article

Watershed zonation through hillslope clustering for tractably quantifying above-and below-ground watershed heterogeneity and functions

2022Hydrology and Earth System SciencesDOI: 10.5194/hess-26-429-2022

Article

The Colorado East River Community Observatory Data Collection

2021Hydrologic ProcessesDOI: 10.1002/hyp.14243

Article

Modeling geogenic and atmospheric nitrogen through the East River Watershed, Colorado Rocky Mountains

2021PloS oneDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247907

Thesis

Relationships matter: How the social environment affects individual fitness-related behaviors

2021

Article

Integrating airborne remote sensing and field campaigns for ecology and Earth system science

2020Methods in EcologyDOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13463

Article

Resolution matters when modeling climate change in headwaters of the Colorado River

2020Environmental Research LettersDOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aba77f

Article

Forest responses to increasing aridity and warmth in the southwestern United States

2010Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesDOI: 10.1073/pnas.0914211107

Article

Using tree rings to predict the response of tree growth to climate change in the continental United States during the twenty-first century

2010Earth InteractionsDOI: 10.1175/2010ei362.1

Publication

Biological Field Stations: Opportunities for undergraduate and faculty research

1993

Article

Canopy structure modulates the sensitivity of subalpine forest stands to interannual snowpack and precipitation variability

2025Hydrology and Earth System ScienceDOI: 10.5194/hess-29-701-2025

Article

The role of bedrock circulation depth and porosity in mountain streamflow response to prolonged drought

2025Geophysical Research LettersDOI: 10.1029/2024GL112927

Article

Hidden features: How subsurface and landscape heterogeneity govern hydrologic connectivity and stream chemistry in a montane watershed

2025Hydrological ProcessesDOI: 10.1002/hyp.70085

Article

Linking surface processes, solute generation, and CO2 budgets across lithological and land cover gradients in Rocky Mountain watersheds

2025Water Resources ResearchDOI: 10.1029/2023WR036850

Article

Matrix diffusion controls mountain hillslope groundwater ages and inferred storage dynamics

2025GroundwaterDOI: 10.1111/gwat.13475

Article

The role of snowmelt and subsurface heterogeneity in headwater hydrology of a mountainous catchment in Colorado: A model-data integration approach

2025Water Resources ResearchDOI: 10.1029/2025WR040651

Article

A tale of two catchments: causality analysis and isotope systematics reveal mountainous watershed traits that regulate the retention and release of nitrogen

2024JGR BiogeosciencesDOI: 10.1029/2023JG007532

Article

Declining groundwater storage expected to amplify mountain streamflow reductions in a warmer world

2024Nature WaterDOI: 10.1038/s44221-024-00239-0

Article

Shifting groundwater fluxes in bedrock fractures: Evidence from stream water radon and water isotopes

2024Journal of HydrologyDOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131202

Article

Hydrology outweighs temperature in driving production and export of dissolved carbon in a snowy mountain catchment

2024Water Resources ResearchDOI: 10.1029/2023WR036077

Article

Stream water sourcing from high-elevation snowpack inferred from stable isotopes of water: a novel application of d-excess values

2024Hydrology and Earth System SciencesDOI: 10.5194/hess-28-1711-2024

Article

Old-Aged groundwater contributes to mountain hillslope hydrologic dynamics

2024Journal of HydrologyDOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131193

Article

Variations in bedrock and vegetation cover modulate subsurface water flow dynamics of a mountainous hillslope

2024Water Resources ResearchDOI: 10.1029/2023WR036137

Article

Hydrological control of rock carbon fluxes from shale weathering

2024Nature WaterDOI: 10.1038/s44221-024-00293-8

Article

Mineralogical, magnetic and geochemical data constrain the pathways and extent of weathering of mineralized sedimentary rocks

2023Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaDOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2022.11.005

Article

Dwindling Groundwater Reserves Will Threaten Mountain Streamflow in a Warmer World

2023Research SquareDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3405349/v1]

Article

Advanced monitoring of soil-vegetation co-dynamics reveals the successive controls of snowmelt on soil moisture and on plant seasonal dynamics in a mountainous watershed

2023Frontiers in Earth ScienceDOI: 10.3389/feart.2023.976227

Article

Supporting advancement in weather and water prediction in the upper Colorado River Basin: The SPLASH campaign

2023Bulletin of the American Meteorological SocietyDOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0147.1

Article

The Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) Campaign

2023Bulletin of the American Meteorological SocietyDOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0049.1

Article

River thorium concentrations can record bedrock fracture processes including some triggered by distant seismic events

2023Nature CommunicationsDOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37784-3

Article

Leveraging groundwater dynamics to improve predictions of summer low-flow discharges

2023Water Resources ResearchDOI: 10.1029/2023WR035126

Article

Constraining Bedrock Groundwater Residence Times in a Mountain System With Environmental Tracer Observations and Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification

2023Water Resources ResearchDOI: 10.1029/2022WR033282

Article

Agonistic and affiliative social relationships are associated with marmot docility but not boldness

2023Animal BehaviourDOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.02.016

Article

Borgs are giant genetic elements with potential to expand metabolic capacity

2022NatureDOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05256-1

Article

Variability in observed stable water isotopes in snowpack across a mountainous watershed in Colorado

2022Hydrological ProcessesDOI: 10.1002/hyp.14653

Article

Modeling snow dynamics and stable water isotopes across mountain landscapes

2022Geophysical Research LettersDOI: 10.1029/2022GL098780

Article

Imputation of contiguous gaps and extremes of subhourly groundwater time series using random forests

2022Journal of Machine Learning for Modeling and ComputingDOI: 10.1615/jmachlearnmodelcomput.2021038774

Article

From legacy contamination to watershed systems science: a review of scientific insights and technologies developed through DOE-supported research in water and energy security

2022Environmental Research LettersDOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac59a9

Article

Sulfur Biogeochemical Cycling and Redox Dynamics in a Shale-Dominated Mountainous Watershed

2022Journal of Geophysical Research: BiogeosciencesDOI: 10.1029/2021jg006769

Article

Disinfection byproducts formed during drinking water treatment reveal an export control point for dissolved organic matter in a subalpine headwater stream

2022Water research XDOI: 10.1016/j.wroa.2022.100144

Article

Variability of Snow and Rainfall Partitioning Into Evapotranspiration and Summer Runoff Across Nine Mountainous Catchments

2022Geophysical Research Letters,DOI: 10.1029/2022gl099324

Article

Quantifying Subsurface Flow and Solute Transport in a Snowmelt-Recharged Hillslope With Multiyear Water Balance

2022Water Resources ResearchDOI: 10.1029/2022wr032902

Article

Surface parameters and bedrock properties covary across a mountainous watershed: Insights from machine learning and geophysics

2022Science AdvancesDOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abj2479

Article

Production of hydrogen peroxide in an intra-meander hyporheic zone at East River, Colorado

2022Scientific ReportsDOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04171-1

Article

Hidden Processes During Seasonal Isolation of a High-Altitude Watershed

2021Frontiers in Earth ScienceDOI: 10.3389/feart.2021.666819

Article

Meanders as a scaling motif for understanding of floodplain soil microbiome and biogeochemical potential at the watershed scale

2021MicrobiomeDOI: 10.1101/2020.05.14.086363

Article

Producer-scrounger relationships in yellow-bellied marmots

2021Animal BehaviourDOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.11.018

Article

Concentration-Discharge Relationships of Dissolved Rhenium in Alpine Catchments Reveal Its Use as a Tracer of Oxidative Weathering

2021Water Resources ResearchDOI: 10.1029/2021WR029844

Article

Effect of elevation, season and accelerated snowmelt on biogeochemical processes during isolated conifer needle litter decomposition

2021PeerJDOI: 10.7717/peerj.11926

Article

Direct Observation of the Depth of Active Groundwater Circulation in an Alpine Watershed

2021Water Resources ResearchDOI: 10.1029/2020wr028548

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Datasets (7)

Dataset

Documents (11)

Document

Wildlife Impacts

Document

Prospects The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory at Gothic

Document

Beavers: Biologists "Rediscover" a Natural Resource

Document

Dynamic Planning for Community Change

Document

Resource Planning: A Method for Allocating Land Uses in Natural Areas

Document

Areawide Conservation Planning Primer

Document

Beavers and Their Control

Document

Regional Policy on the Protection of Fens

Document

Beaver Management Plan

Document

Application of Monitoring for Producers

Document

Expanding Natural History and Community Science Resources at RMBL

Publications (125)

Phylogeny does not predict the outcome of heterospecific pollen–pistil interactions in a species-rich alpine plant community

Watershed zonation through hillslope clustering for tractably quantifying above-and below-ground watershed heterogeneity and functions

The Colorado East River Community Observatory Data Collection

Modeling geogenic and atmospheric nitrogen through the East River Watershed, Colorado Rocky Mountains

Relationships matter: How the social environment affects individual fitness-related behaviors

Integrating airborne remote sensing and field campaigns for ecology and Earth system science

Resolution matters when modeling climate change in headwaters of the Colorado River

Forest responses to increasing aridity and warmth in the southwestern United States

Using tree rings to predict the response of tree growth to climate change in the continental United States during the twenty-first century

Biological Field Stations: Opportunities for undergraduate and faculty research

Canopy structure modulates the sensitivity of subalpine forest stands to interannual snowpack and precipitation variability

The role of bedrock circulation depth and porosity in mountain streamflow response to prolonged drought

Hidden features: How subsurface and landscape heterogeneity govern hydrologic connectivity and stream chemistry in a montane watershed

Linking surface processes, solute generation, and CO2 budgets across lithological and land cover gradients in Rocky Mountain watersheds

Matrix diffusion controls mountain hillslope groundwater ages and inferred storage dynamics

The role of snowmelt and subsurface heterogeneity in headwater hydrology of a mountainous catchment in Colorado: A model-data integration approach

A tale of two catchments: causality analysis and isotope systematics reveal mountainous watershed traits that regulate the retention and release of nitrogen

Declining groundwater storage expected to amplify mountain streamflow reductions in a warmer world

Shifting groundwater fluxes in bedrock fractures: Evidence from stream water radon and water isotopes

Hydrology outweighs temperature in driving production and export of dissolved carbon in a snowy mountain catchment

Stream water sourcing from high-elevation snowpack inferred from stable isotopes of water: a novel application of d-excess values

Old-Aged groundwater contributes to mountain hillslope hydrologic dynamics

Variations in bedrock and vegetation cover modulate subsurface water flow dynamics of a mountainous hillslope

Hydrological control of rock carbon fluxes from shale weathering

Mineralogical, magnetic and geochemical data constrain the pathways and extent of weathering of mineralized sedimentary rocks

Dwindling Groundwater Reserves Will Threaten Mountain Streamflow in a Warmer World

Advanced monitoring of soil-vegetation co-dynamics reveals the successive controls of snowmelt on soil moisture and on plant seasonal dynamics in a mountainous watershed

Supporting advancement in weather and water prediction in the upper Colorado River Basin: The SPLASH campaign

The Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) Campaign

River thorium concentrations can record bedrock fracture processes including some triggered by distant seismic events

Leveraging groundwater dynamics to improve predictions of summer low-flow discharges

Constraining Bedrock Groundwater Residence Times in a Mountain System With Environmental Tracer Observations and Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification

Agonistic and affiliative social relationships are associated with marmot docility but not boldness

Borgs are giant genetic elements with potential to expand metabolic capacity

Variability in observed stable water isotopes in snowpack across a mountainous watershed in Colorado

Modeling snow dynamics and stable water isotopes across mountain landscapes

Imputation of contiguous gaps and extremes of subhourly groundwater time series using random forests

From legacy contamination to watershed systems science: a review of scientific insights and technologies developed through DOE-supported research in water and energy security

Sulfur Biogeochemical Cycling and Redox Dynamics in a Shale-Dominated Mountainous Watershed

Disinfection byproducts formed during drinking water treatment reveal an export control point for dissolved organic matter in a subalpine headwater stream

Variability of Snow and Rainfall Partitioning Into Evapotranspiration and Summer Runoff Across Nine Mountainous Catchments

Quantifying Subsurface Flow and Solute Transport in a Snowmelt-Recharged Hillslope With Multiyear Water Balance

Surface parameters and bedrock properties covary across a mountainous watershed: Insights from machine learning and geophysics

Production of hydrogen peroxide in an intra-meander hyporheic zone at East River, Colorado

Hidden Processes During Seasonal Isolation of a High-Altitude Watershed

Meanders as a scaling motif for understanding of floodplain soil microbiome and biogeochemical potential at the watershed scale

Producer-scrounger relationships in yellow-bellied marmots

Concentration-Discharge Relationships of Dissolved Rhenium in Alpine Catchments Reveal Its Use as a Tracer of Oxidative Weathering

Effect of elevation, season and accelerated snowmelt on biogeochemical processes during isolated conifer needle litter decomposition

Direct Observation of the Depth of Active Groundwater Circulation in an Alpine Watershed

Datasets (7)

Osmia_iridis_summer_duration_expt_2014-15

common_garden

greenhouse_experiment

Osmia_iridis_2016_summer_incubator_expt

Osmia_iridis_2015_summer_incubator_expt

Global Bee Interaction Data

Plant height and species information

Documents (11)

Wildlife Impacts

Prospects The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory at Gothic

Beavers: Biologists "Rediscover" a Natural Resource

Dynamic Planning for Community Change

Resource Planning: A Method for Allocating Land Uses in Natural Areas

Areawide Conservation Planning Primer

Beavers and Their Control

Regional Policy on the Protection of Fens

Beaver Management Plan

Application of Monitoring for Producers

Summary, Recommendations and the Future of Reclaiming Surface Mines for Fish and Wildlife