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Surveying beavers around RMBL and how effective are beaver ponds as sediment traps
Population densities and ecological preferences of rodents in a meadow near Gothic, Colorado
Mule deer usage of a natural saltlick
Do bees show response diversity to environmental variables in a montane ecosystem?
With climate change threatening a wide variety of organisms and ecosystems, expanding our knowledge of how they will respond is vital for making predictions and conservation decisions. One important group of organisms impacted by climate change is the wild bees, which provide an essential ecosystem
Effects of sewage effluent discharge on aquatic invertebrate diversity and abundance in the Slate River, Colorado
Changes in broad-tailed hummingbird (<i>Selasphorus platycercus</i>) behavior after rufous hummingbird (<i>S. rufous</i>) migration through the Gothic Area, Gunnison County, Colorado
Prevalence and severity of Melampspora lini on Linum lewisii under early snowmelt conditions
Plant-pathogen interactions act as a selective pressure on both parties involved. Changes in their environment can cause these relationships to shift in favor of either party. Subalpine ecosystems are experiencing increased drought, early snowmelt, and advancing phenology as a result of climate chan
Effects of nutrient addition on flower morphology and nectar production in <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i>
A floristic study of the <i>Festuca</i> meadows in the Gunnison National Forest of Colorado
Investigating alpine plant community responses to simulated warming and dominant species removal at a low and high elevation in the Colorado Rocky Mountains
Natural recovery of a mineral mine damaged ecosystem
The influence of environmental variables on the timing of emergence of bats (<i>Myotis</i> spp.) from diurnal roosts
The effects of habitat variability on the ectoparasites of <i>P. maniculatus</i>
The diet of the red fox
Bumblebee foraging: can observed preferences of two bee species be explained by their foraging efficiencies on flowers of two different plant species?
Dispersal, Wing Morphology and Physiology relationships in <i> Euphydryas Gillettii </I> and implications for conservation
Dispersal is important for recolonization, migration and maintenance of local metapopulations and populations, in case of disruption in an animal's habitat. Morphology (wing loading and wing aspect ratio) and physiology (metabolic rates) are features that have been shown to explain dispersal process
Do Social Interactions Decrease Basal Stress Levels In Breeding Female Yellow-Bellied Marmots?
In order for sociality to exist, the benefits must outweigh the costs. Benefits include better territorial defense, co-operative foraging, and predator avoidance. Costs include increased disease transmission, intraspecific competition for resources or mates, and reproductive suppression. One way to
Constraining the Timing of River Incision in the Upper Colorado Drainage Basin Using Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology in the Elk Mountains, Western Colorado
This study utilizes apatite (U-Th)/He, or AHe, to produce a vertical transect of cooling histories along the height of the partially exhumed Crystal Pluton in the Elk Mountains of west/central Colorado. These cooling histories are interpreted to reflect exhumation controlled by the incision of the C
The Effects of Ants on Ecosystem Dynamics: Investigating the Ecological Influence of Ant Nests in the Rocky Mountains
Formica obscuripes, or the Western Thatching Ant, is a native North American ant species commonly found throughout the central and western US. Like many ant species, F. obscuripes acts as an ecosystem engineer, as colonies can significantly alter the nutrient content, moisture content, temperature,
Plant Successional Changes Over 67 Years on the Gothic Earthflow.
Long term data on stages of plant succession on bare areas is extremely useful in determining patterns of revegetation over longer periods of time. Understanding of these patterns can have application in conservation and restoration. This study examined plant community composition data for a subalpi