This is a map of the influence of snow on the energy available for plant growth (growing degree days, GDD) for the Upper Gunnison domain, derived from daily maximum temperature maps interpolated from weather station and microclimate sensor data combined with Landsat-derived estimates of the timing o

These are maps of monthly averages of daily maximum air temperature for the Upper Gunnison domain measured in degrees C. Estimates were derived from weather station and microclimate sensor data using Bayesian regression-kriging, incorporating topographic and vegetation structure covariates. These da

These are maps of monthly averages of daily minimum air temperature for the Upper Gunnison domain measured in degrees C. Estimates were derived from weather station and microclimate sensor data using Bayesian regression-kriging, incorporating topographic and vegetation structure covariates. These da

These are maps of monthly averages of daily average air temperature for the Upper Gunnison domain measured in degrees C. Estimates were derived from weather station and microclimate sensor data using Bayesian regression-kriging, incorporating topographic and vegetation structure covariates. These da

These are maps of daily minimum air temperature for the Upper Gunnison domain measured in degrees C. Estimates were derived from weather station and microclimate sensor data using Bayesian regression-kriging, incorporating topographic and vegetation structure covariates. To reduce storage space, ori

These are maps of daily maximum air temperature for the Upper Gunnison domain measured in degrees C. Estimates were derived from weather station and microclimate sensor data using Bayesian regression-kriging, incorporating topographic and vegetation structure covariates. To reduce storage space, ori

Premise of the Research. Seed production by flowering plants depends on abiotic and biotic factors whose interacting effects may be hidden. We previously reported that exposure to dust from unpaved roads reduced the average amount of pollen on flowers of Ipomopsis aggregata, but did not consistently

Premise of the Research. Seed production by flowering plants depends on abiotic and biotic factors whose interacting effects may be hidden. We previously reported that exposure to dust from unpaved roads reduced the average amount of pollen on flowers of Ipomopsis aggregata, but did not consistently

Climate change is likely to alter both flowering phenology and water availability for plants. Either of these changes alone can affect pollinator visitation and plant reproductive success. The relative impacts of phenology and water, and whether they interact in their impacts on plant reproductive s

Interactions between a native plant species and its pollinators, herbivores, or microbiome can be affected by the presence of non-native plant species. Non-native plant species are altering plant-pollinator interactions, yet we know little about how these non-native species influence natural selecti

Gynodioecy is a mode of sex expression where male sterlie (hereafter female) plants and hermaphroditic plants coexist within a population. In order for the females to be maintained by natural selection, they must have experienced an increased fitness. Fitness is defined as the ability of genotype or

Resources obtained from the environment are allocated to many plant parts and functions. Resource allocation into defense, growth, and reproduction was examined for Helianthella quinquenervis, the Aspen sunflower, for three field sites over an elevational gtadient. H. quinquenervis has evolved a mut

Ecosystems at high elevations may be especially sensitive to global warming, because productivity is limited to a snow-free growing season, and warming is expected to cause earlier snowmelt. Here we report on vegetation responses to experimental warming in a subalpine meadow in the Colorado Rocky Mo

Guidelines for the Identification, Registry and Designation of Colorado Natural Areas July, 1993 The Colorado Natural Areas Program (CNAP) was created by an act of the Colorado Legislature in 1977 and reauthorized in 1988. The Colorado Natural Areas Act, as set forth under C.R.S. 33-33-101 et seq. (