Understanding the suitable habitat of endangered species is crucial for agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management to plan management and conservation. However, few species distribution models are directly validated, potentially limiting their application. In preparation for a Species Status Ass

This data release contains SnowModel snow evolution simulation output on a 100-meter (m) geospatial grid for a 311 kilometer (km) � 300 km model domain in Colorado, United States, encompassing the Colorado and Gunnison River Basin headwaters in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Weather Research and Fo

Although species interactions are often proposed to be stronger at lower latitudes and elevations, few studies have evaluated the mechanisms driving such patterns. In this study, we assessed whether, and by which mechanisms, abiotic changes associated with elevation altered the outcome of an ant–aph

AbstractThe hyporheic zone, where surface water and groundwater mix, is an important microbial habitat where biogeochemical reactions influence water quality. We show that spatial variability in hyporheic flow in the East River near Crested Butte, CO, drives heterogeneity in streambed geochemical co

Ants are ecologically dominant members of terrestrial communities. Ant foraging is often strongly associated with plants and depends upon associative learning of chemicals in the environment. As a result, plant chemicals can affect ant behaviors and, in so doing, have strong multi-trophic indirect e

Hydrological modeling is an important tool for research, policy, and management, but uncertainty remains about parameters transferability from field observations made at small scale to models at the catchment scale and larger. This uncertainty compels the need to develop parameter relationships that

Abstract Understanding the time water takes as it moves from rain or snowmelt through the terrestrial system to arrive as stream discharge, or evapotranspiration (ET) is an important hydrologic quantity. We develop a Lagrangian particle tracking method to capture transient residence times from sourc

AbstractStratigraphy is a fundamental component of floodplain heterogeneity and hydraulic conductivity and connectivity of alluvial aquifers, which affect hydrologic processes such as groundwater flow and hyporheic exchange. Watershed‐scale hydrological models commonly simplify the sedimentology and

Climate change is causing species with non-overlapping ranges to come in contact, and a key challenge is to predict the consequences of such species re-shuffling. Experiments on plants have focused largely on novel competitive interactions; other species interactions, such as plant–microbe symbioses

Climate change is causing species with non-overlapping ranges to come in contact, and a key challenge is to predict the consequences of such species re-shuffling. Experiments on plants have focused largely on novel competitive interactions; other species interactions, such as plant–microbe symbioses

Aims Important Findings Pollinators are traditionally considered to be the primary agent of Mertensia brevistyla had a significantly more upright floral orienta- selection on floral traits. However, floral traits may also be under tion than M. fusiformis, and seed set was highest in upright M. bre-

Abstract Soil microorganisms are known to survive periods of aridity and to recover rapidly after wetting events, with the ability to transition between a dormant state in dry conditions and an active state in wet conditions. Though this dynamic behavior has been previously incorporated into soil ca

Abstract Watersheds are important suppliers of freshwater for human societies. Within mountainous watersheds, microbial communities impact water chemistry and element fluxes as water from precipitation events discharge through soils and underlying weathered rock, yet there is limited information reg

The High Country Citizens' Alliance, a Colorado non- profit public interest organization located in Crested Butte Colorado has recieved and reviewdyour Record of Decision in regards to the Oh Be Joyful Wilderness Study Area. We wish to offer the following comments and recomendation. In reviewing the

Demolition of abandoned mill buildings and other structures at the Gunnison, Colorado, Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project site will begin today according to U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) Site Manager Don Leske. "The mill site demolition represents the first phase of site remedi

SLV Water to Diverting"' 11 :!Gti water is '"~· no answer for anyo~ne By RANDAL RISTAU CSU Cooperative Extension After spouting off last week about water belonging in its watershed of origin, you might think we would move on to other topics. However, due to some reader responses, let's go after this

Montrose County Justice Center, Colorado.