353 results — type: Thesis
Contact Metamorphism of the Mancos Shale: Impacts on Solute Release and Weatherability in the East River Valley, Gothic, CO
Alteration of rocks by contact metamorphism directly impacts rock pore structure and mineralogy, potentially decreasing weathering susceptibility and altering water residence times and release rates of aqueous solutes. Mountainous catchments, which can often be metamorphosed, are important for water
Competitive context drives pollinator behavior: linking foraging plasticity, natural pollen deposition, and plant reproduction.
Understanding the functional impacts of pollinator species losses on plant populations is critical given ongoing pollinator declines. Simulation models of pollination networks suggest that plant communities will be resilient to losing many or even most of the pollinator species in an ecosystem. Thes
Productivity of Montane Meadows in a Warming World: Evidence from an Elevation Gradient and a Warming Experiment
Climate change is expected to disproportionately impact high elevation ecosystems by disrupting current temperature and precipitation regimes. The future carbon balance of these systems is uncertain, given the interplay between longer growing season length and the potential for increased drought. Cu
Causes and consequences of variation in social network attributes in yellow-bellied marmots (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>)
Social behavior consists of distinct and measurable social attributes. While many previous studies have categorized species as social or not, or quantified group size, studying the functional correlates of separate attributes may offer more specific insights into the adaptive value of sociality, but
Multimodal Integration in Uncertain Environments: A Quantitative Model and Field Experiments with Yellow-bellied Marmots (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>).
Effects of microclimate, dispersal, species interactions, and environmental stochasticity on demography
Effects of microclimate, dispersal, species interactions, and environmental stochasticity on demography
Forest composition and structural controls on canopy snow interception in a Colorado watershed
Globally and across the Western United States shifting climate regimes have the ability to propagate change throughout ecosystems and affect their associated hydrologic functions. In mountain regions, which serve as “water towers” for much of humanity, the complex interactions between vegetation and
Causes and consequences of pre-hibernation body mass in golden-mantled ground squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis)
Mammals that cope with harsh environmental conditions by hibernating show seasonal variation in body mass, as fat reserves are accumulated during summer and depleted during winter. Hence, pre-hibernation mass is often considered a key phenotypic trait in hibernating species that can be an indicator
Effects of early snowmelt on plant phenophase timing and duration across an elevation gradient
EFFECTS OF EARLY SNOWMELT ON PLANT PHENOPHASE TIMING AND DURATION ACROSS AN
Advanced phenology of higher trophic levels shifts aphid host plant preferences and performance
The abundance of insect herbivores, such as aphids, is mediated by interactions with
Nesting aggregation as a determinant of brood parasitism in mason bees (<i>Osmia</i> spp.)
Identifying forces that affect population dynamics can allow us to better understand the
Adaptation, assisted migration, and extinction in a warming world: Understanding the response of <i>Androsace septentrionalis</i> to climate change through climate manipulation and transplant experiments
Behavioral and spatial dynamics in a fluctuating population of golden-mantled ground squirrels (<i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>)
Investigating individual-based habitat settlement and space use decisions (i.e., how