When the editor-in-chief solicited historical perspective pieces based on old articles from The American Naturalist, the choice became easy because it let me focus on two 1970s articles that transformed the field I work in, realigned my own thinking, and showed me the direction of the next 30 years

Abstract Mountains create and enhance their own clouds, which both scatter and absorb shortwave radiation from the sun and absorb and re‐emit land surface and atmospheric longwave radiation. However, the impacts of clouds on the surface radiation balance in high elevation snowy mountain terrain are

ABSTRACT Lumsdenite (IMA 2018–092), ideally NaCa3Mg2(As3+V4+2V5+10As5+6O51)·45H2O, is a rare new polyoxometalate mineral from the Packrat mine, Gateway district, Mesa County, Colorado, USA. Crystals of lumsdenite occur as blades up to 0.2 mm in length, commonly growing in sprays. The crystals are da

The nonconsumptive effects of predators on prey include behavioral, physiological, and life-history changes that reduce the risk of predation but have associated energetic or fitness costs to prey individuals and populations. Biologists have documented such changes for a wide array of predator–prey

Floodplain soils are vast reservoirs of organic carbon often attributed to anaerobic conditions that impose metabolic constraints on organic matter degradation. What remains elusive is how such metabolic constraints respond to dynamic flooding and drainage cycles characteristic of floodplain soils.

Abstract Despite the crucial role of bioaerosol particles (BAP) in our climate system, local ecosystems, and human health, our grasp on their atmospheric interactions is hampered by a lack of high‐resolution and long‐term data, which is essential for understanding their abundance and variability in

A 1240-year-long record of reconstructed annual flows of the Colorado River at Lees Ferry is analysed using singular spectrum analysis and multi-taper method of spectral analysis. Spectral analysis of the 100-year-long recent record of annual flows of Colorado River in the measured and reconstructed

Congestive heart failure, secondary to pulmonary hypertension, has historically been considered a disease associated with high altitude exposure. The disease was first reported to occur at altitudes over 2,440 m (8,000 ft.) and so became known as "high altitude disease". One common clinical sign due

Review of River Notes: A Natural and Human History of the Colorado. Wade Davis. 2012. Island Press. Pp. 176 $23.63 (Hardcover). ISBN 978‐1610913614.

orest vegetation classified by habitat types and community types in Colorado are tabulated. Fifteen series and 161 habitat and community types are identified. However, the habitat and com- munity types have been grouped into fewer categories, having similar characteristics or synonymous names.

Dale R. Lightfoot, Frank W. Eddy, The Effects of Environment and Culture on the Distribution of Prehistoric Dwellings at Chimney Rock Mesa, Colorado, The Geographical Journal, Vol. 159, No. 3 (Nov., 1993), pp. 291-305

which, following Aldenderfer (2006), we define as locations at elevations greater than 2,500 meters above sea level (e.g.,

Abstract Silviculture is the art and science of managing forest stands to meet landowner goals and objectives; traditional examples of goals and objectives include managing for timber production, improved wildlife habitat, fuels reduction, and maintenance or improvement of forest health.

Abstract The Colorado River, the largest river system in the western United States stretches from the headwaters in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado to Mexico. This mighty river evokes strong feelings and images to many people. Rich in history, it offers a haven for outdoor enthusiasts as we

Detailed topographic map evidence and a new Cenozoic geologic and glacial history paradigm are used to determine the previously unexplained Yampa River-Colorado River drainage divide origin. The Yampa River now flows in a north direction away from the Colorado River (between the Park Range to the ea