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Abiotic and biotic controls on chemical weathering rates and solute generation

PI: Isaac LarsenEarth Systems Science
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Anoxic microsites control methanogenesis at terrestrial-aquatic interfaces

PI: Amrita BhattacharyyaEarth Systems Science
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Aquatic invertebrates and trout in beaver ponds of different ages

PI: Susan WashkoEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Are hemiparasitic plants the "Robinhood" of sub-alpine communities?

PI: Jordan ArgrettEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Assessing corticosterone and Bd infection in Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum

PI: Megan ZergerEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Assessing drivers of vegetation functional change

PI: Brian EnquistBiology
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Authoring disciplinary identities in a community of science practice

PI: Anna GrinathOther
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Beaver Ponds: Methylmercury Production and Export in the Western U.S

PI: Clifford AdamchakOther
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Beaver dam influence on floodplain hydro-biogeochemistry

PI: Sam PierceEarth Systems Science
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Behavioral Ecology of Burying Beetles

PI: Rosemary SmithEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Boechera stricta microbiome evolution II

PI: Maggie WagnerEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Bumble bee thermal tolerance, climate variation, and population trends

PI: Jacquelyn FitzgeraldEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Chronic Ndeposition and Didymosphenia geminata blooms

PI: Lee "Mick" DemiEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Clay formation and organic matter stabilization across an alpine watershed

PI: Evan RamosEarth Systems Science
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Climate effects on forest structure, dynamics and hydrologic function

PI: Lara KueppersEarth Systems Science
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Conflicting Selection on Flower Size in Iris missouriensis

PI: Samantha DayEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Consequences of phenological shifts and pollination for plant populations

PI: Amy IlerEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Context-Dependent Life History Responses to Climate Change

PI: Kelsey ReiderEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Context-dependent effects of nectar microbes on pollination mutualisms

PI: Robert SchaefferEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Continuing Archival Research of the Environmental History of RMBL

PI: Laura WattOther
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Decoupling plant and mycorrhizal fungal phenology in the Anthropocene

PI: Stephanie KivlinEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Determinants of upper-elevation range limits in cavity-nesting bees

PI: Lydia WongEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Dispersal choice of female golden-mantled ground squirrels

PI: Nhan NguyenEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Drivers of pollinator niche variation

PI: Kaysee ArrowsmithEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Ecohydrologic Controls of Sub-Alpine Forest Soil Respiration

PI: Austin SimonpietriEarth Systems Science
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Ecology and impacts of non-native mustards in the subalpine zone

PI: Kristina StinsonEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Ecology of wintering mammals in the Rocky Mountains

PI: Patrick MageeOther
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Effect of climate variability on bee phenology and abundance

PI: Rebecca IrwinEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Effect of drought on floral scent and plant-pollinator interactions

PI: Janelle BoheyEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Effects of herbivory on life-history and long-term demography

PI: Alison BrodyEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Effects of microclimate heterogeneity on plant-pollinator interactions

PI: Melanie KazenelEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Epigenetic variation & accelerated aging in the seasonal habitat of marmots

PI: Stavi TennenbaumEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Evaluating mechanisms underlying disturbance-related demographic change

PI: Katie AdlerEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Evolution and epidemiology in plant-pathogen systems under climate change

PI: Juliana JiranekEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Biology of Amphibians

PI: Howard WhitemanEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Evolutionary Ecology of Floral Color

PI: Kenneth WhitneyEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Expanding Natural History and Community Science Resources at RMBL

PI: Rick WilliamsEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Floral volitile ecology of Lupinus argenteus

PI: Jacob HeilingEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Forecasting population dynamics in changing environments

PI: William PetryEcology and Evolutionary biology
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GLORIA@RMBL

PI: Lara KueppersEcology and Evolutionary biology
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General Observations of Plant-Lichen and Plant-Herbivore Interactions

PI: Bret ElderdEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Geographic variation in floral shape and scent in Polemonium brandegeei

PI: Anne WorleyEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Glacier Lily Demography

PI: James Thomson
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How interactions with mutualists & predators shape plant coexistence

PI: Alden SearsEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Impacts of Climate Change on Bee Behavior across Socio-Ecological Contexts

PI: Ren WeinstockBiology
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Impacts of Early Snowmelt on Subalpine Plant Reproduction and Survival

PI: Elsa GodtfredsenEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Impacts of dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) on plant-pollinator networks

PI: Ruben AlarconEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Individual variation in predictability, its evolutionary consequences

PI: Thibaut BarraEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Insects on Ligusticum

PI: Emily MooneyEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Integrating resource allocation, vision, and fitness in Speyeria mormonia

PI: Chloe KeckBiology
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Interactive effects of biotic and abiotic conditions on local adaptation

PI: Jill AndersonEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Joint fates of genetic variation and demography under changing climates

PI: Lauren CarleyEcology and Evolutionary biology
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LateSt-Iso: Ecohydrology via high-frequency stable isotope measurements

PI: Matthias SprengerHydrology
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Linking changing snowpack to stream ecosystem structure and function

PI: Brad TaylorEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Long-term effects of nitrogen deposition and bears in ecological networks

PI: Josh GrinathEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Long-term monitoring of bee-plant interactions

PI: Paul CaraDonnaEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Long-term research on the ecology of ponds in a changing climate

PI: Hamish GreigEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Long-term studies of plant evolution and demography

PI: Diane CampbellBiology
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Long-term, high-resolution ground temperature study of Colias meadii habitats

PI: Jeannie StambergerBiology
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Mechanisms of color vision in hummingbirds

PI: Mary (Cassie) StoddardEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Microbial Genomics Analysis of the Mt. Emmons Acidic, Metal-Impacted Fen

PI: Timberley RoaneBiology
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Modeling Drivers of Summer Streamflow Changes at the Micro-catchment Scale

PI: Harry StoneHydrology
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Multiscale Heterogeneity of Soil Moisture: Differential Drying

PI: Haruko WainwrightHydrology
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N. hostilis effects on timing, amount and distance of subsidy exports

PI: Parker BausmanEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Natural variation of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase and larval development

PI: Blair StokesBiology
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Paleoenvironmental reconstruction in the Gunnison Basin from sediments

PI: Zachary TaylorGeology
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Physiological drivers of plant community and ecosystem processes

PI: Lara SouzaEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Plant community dynamics in a changing environment

PI: Benjamin BlonderEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Plant-Herbivore Interactions Along Elevational Gradients

PI: Kailen MooneyEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Pollen limitation in an insect-pollinated, masting perennial

PI: Fatima AlcantaraEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Pollination Network Structure, Function, and Response to Perturbation

PI: Berry BrosiEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Population ecology and evolutionary biology of solitary bees

PI: Jessica ForrestEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Quantifying controls of dynamic storage on critical zone processes

PI: Holly BarnardEarth Systems Science
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Receiver roles in hummingbird courtship

PI: Audrey MillerEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Regional Assessment of Drought Impacts on Soils

PI: Corey LawrenceEarth Systems Science
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Reproductive phenology in golden-mantled ground squirrels

PI: Caitlin WellsEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Response of plant and microbial respiration to changing cold season climate

PI: Mariah CarboneEarth Systems Science
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Seasonal Cycles Unravel Mysteries of Missing Mountain Water

PI: Jessica LundquistHydrology
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Snow process studies in the East River Basin

PI: Mark RaleighSnow Science
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Socially-driven fitness consequences of environmental variation

PI: Taylor BastianEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Soil moisture and growth responses to climate extremes in subalpine forests

PI: Marshall WorshamEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Species Traits Influence Response of Ant-Aphid Mutualism to Thermal Changes

PI: Heron LenzBiology
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Stream Corridor Hydrologic Controls on Carbon Dioxide Fluxes

PI: Matthew Winnick
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Stream Tracker: Documenting flow duration on non-perennial streams

PI: Stephanie KampfHydrology
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Supplement Collection of fecal material from hummingbirds

PI: David InouyeEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Supplement Estimate of resident deer population size in Gothic

PI: David InouyeEcology and Evolutionary biology
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The Impact of Climate Change on Ecosystem Structure and Function

PI: Olivia VoughtEcology and Evolutionary biology
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The Spatial Ecology of Environmental Change in the Upper Gunnison Watershed

PI: Ian BreckheimerEcology and Evolutionary biology
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The effects of tri-trophic interactions on insect population dynamics

PI: Laurent DuverglasEcology and Evolutionary biology
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The functional response of Bombus sp. in multi-resource environments

PI: Sabine DritzEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Thresholds and tipping points in ecosystem responses to global warming

PI: Max Mallen-CooperEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Topographic controls on transpiration in the East River watershed

PI: Max BerkelhammerHydrology
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Tracking Bumble Bee Movement Patterns in Subalpine Meadows

PI: Gwen KirschkeEcology and Evolutionary biology
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Using a turf transplant experiment to study plant functional traits

PI: Jocelyn NavarroAtmospheric Science
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Vegetation's influence on mountain watershed function

PI: Heidi SteltzerAtmospheric Science
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Water at Coal Creek

PI: Li LiEarth Systems Science
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Wildflower Reproduction Phenology and Seed Traits under Early Snowmelt

PI: Kyla KnaufBiology