816 results — topic: Alpine & Subalpine Ecology

Dataset

Daily water stable isotopes, transpiration, and matrix potential data for an aspen and engelmann stand in the East River Watershed

We provide daily stable isotope (2H & 18O) ratios in soil water and xylem (plant stem) water, as well as the sap flow (transpiration) and the soil's matric potential at a forested site near Gothic, Colorado, in the East River catchment. We measured the stable isotopic composition of the transpi

Matthias Sprenger, Stefan Seeger, Max Berkelhammer2024DOI: 10.15485/2462766Cited 1 times
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Potentilla demographic and environmental data for Rainbow Meadows, Elk Meadows, and Cabin Clearing, 2018 - 2020.

To understand parent-hybrid dynamics in cinquefoil (Potentilla) species in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, I am estimating environmental overlap among parents and hybrids, interbreeding among parents and hybrids, and hybrid population growth in multiple natural populations at NWT and (not included her

Carscadden, Kelly A2023DOI: 10.6073/pasta/6a404a63a42bd63a64d9991e46ea14c9
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Potentilla flowering phenology for Cabin Clearing, Elk Meadows and Rainbow Meadows, 2019.

To understand parent-hybrid dynamics in cinquefoil (Potentilla) species in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, I am estimating environmental overlap among parents and hybrids, interbreeding among parents and hybrids, and hybrid population growth in multiple natural populations at NWT and (not included her

Carscadden, Kelly A2023DOI: 10.6073/pasta/0a771270b78eed4834ed7933c8f77776
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Facilitation strength across environmental and beneficiary trait gradients in stream communities

Ecosystem engineers modify habitats in ways that facilitate other community members by ameliorating harsh conditions. The strength of such facilitation is predicted to be influenced by both beneficiary traits and abiotic context. One key trait of animals that could control the strength of facilitati

Tumolo, Benjamin2023DOI: 10.5061/dryad.3xsj3txn7Cited 1 times
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Potentilla plot soil moisture for Cabin Clearing, Elk Meadows and Rainbow Meadows, 2019.

To understand parent-hybrid dynamics in cinquefoil (Potentilla) species in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, I am estimating environmental overlap among parents and hybrids, interbreeding among parents and hybrids, and hybrid population growth in multiple natural populations at NWT and (not included her

Carscadden, Kelly A2023DOI: 10.6073/pasta/77aa957a0c8a00dcf1311108196dfa41
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Potentilla demographic and environmental data for Rocky Mountains of Colorado (Niwot LTER & RMBL), 2018 - 2020.

To understand parent-hybrid dynamics in cinquefoil (Potentilla) species in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, I am estimating environmental overlap among parents and hybrids, interbreeding among parents and hybrids, and hybrid population growth in multiple natural populations at NWT and the Rocky Mountai

Carscadden, Kelly A2023DOI: 10.6073/pasta/4f5913f9095b74945700d1dae93c0f16Cited 1 times
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Malaise_trap_ReadME.txt

Data set to accompany the paper " Extensive regional variation in the phenology of insects and their response to temperature across North America" published in Ecology (2023) See below for a full list of authors and addresses. Authors are also listed in the main data file, "Malaise_trap_Data_2019-20

Dunn, Peter2023DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20415819.v1Cited 1 times
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Transgenerational and within-generation plasticity in response to climate change: insights from a manipulative field experiment across an elevational gradient

Parental environmental effects-or transgenerational plasticity-can influence an individual's phenotype or fitness yet remain underexplored in the context of global change. Using the perennial self-pollinating plant Boechera stricta, we explored the effects of climate change on transgenerational and

Wadgymar S. M., MacTavish R. M., Anderson J. T.2018Am. Nat.DOI: 10.1086/700097Cited 58 times
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Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size related traits across the tundra biome

Thomas H. D., Myers-Smith I. H., Bjorkman A. D.2018Global ecology and biogeography
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Using ecological stoichiometry to understand and predict infectious diseases

A key characteristic of host–parasite interactions is the theft of host nutrients by the parasite, yet we lack a general framework for understanding and predicting the interplay of host and parasite nutrition that applies across biological levels of organization. The elemental nutrients (C, N, P, Fe

Sanders A. J., Taylor B. W.2018OikosDOI: 10.1111/oik.05418Cited 28 times
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Direct and indirect effects of episodic frost on plants growth and reproduction in subalpine wildflowers

G. Pardee, Inouye D. W., Irwin R. E.2018Global Change Biology
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Climate Warming Drives Local Extinction in a Subalpine Meadow

Panetta A. M., Stanton M., Harte J.2018Mountain Views
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Transient LTRE analysis reveals the demographic and trait-mediated processes that buffer population growth

Adriana A. Maldonado- Temporal variation in environmental conditions affects population growth directly via its impact Chaparro,1,2,3* Daniel T. on vital rates, and indirectly through induced variation in demographic structure and phenotypic Blumstein,1,4 Kenneth B. Armitage5 trait distributions. We

Maldonado-Chaparro A., Blumstein D. T., Armitage K. B.2018Ecology LettersDOI: 10.1111/ele.13148Cited 38 times
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Plant dominance in a subalpine montane meadow: biotic vs. abiotic controls of subordinate diversity within and across sites

Background. Understanding the underlying factors that determine the relative abun- dance of plant species is critical to predict both biodiversity and ecosystem function. Biotic and abiotic factors can shape the distribution and the relative abundance of species across natural communities, greatly i

LaPlante E., Souza L.2018PeerJDOI: 10.7717/peerj.5619Cited 11 times
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Heritable plant phenotypes track light and herbivory levels at fine spatial scales

Organismal phenotypes often co-vary with environmental variables across broad geographic ranges. Less is known about the extent to which phenotypes match local conditions when multiple biotic and abiotic stressors vary at fine spatial scales. Bittercress (Brassicaceae: Cardamine cordifolia), a peren

Humphrey P. T., Gloss A. D., Frazier J.2018OecologiaDOI: 10.1007/s00442-018-4116-4Cited 19 times
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A molecular investigation of soil organic carbon composition across a subalpine catchment

The dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC) storage and turnover are a critical component of the global carbon cycle. Mechanistic models seeking to represent these complex dynamics require detailed SOC compositions, which are currently difficult to characterize quantitatively. Here, we address this ch

Hsu H. T., Lawrence C. R., Winnick M. J.2018Soil SystemsDOI: 10.3390/soils2010006Cited 17 times
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Consistent shifts in pollinator-relevant floral coloration along a Rocky Mountain elevation gradient

Gray M., Stansberry M. J., Lynn J. S.2018Journal of Ecology
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Microenvironment and functional-trait context dependence predict plant community dynamics

Abstract Predicting the structure and dynamics of communities is difficult. Approaches linking functional traits to niche boundaries, species co‐occurrence and demography are promising, but have so far had limited success. We hypothesized that predictability in community ecology could be improved by

Blonder B., Kapas R. E., Dalton R. M.2018Journal of EcologyDOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12973Cited 93 times
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Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

Biome-wide relationships between temperature, moisture and seven key plant functional traits across the tundra and over time show that community height increased with warming across all sites, whereas other traits lagged behind predicted rates of change.

Bjorkman A. D., Myers-Smith I. H., Elmendorf S. C.2018NatureDOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0563-7Cited 703 times