Colorado mountains
 

Landscape change

Salix shrub expansion over the past 62 years in rocky mountain alpine tundra

Poster Number:  359 Presenter/Primary Author:  Adam Formica Global change factors are causing a shift in tundra vegetation in that woody plants are encroaching into herbaceous-dominated communities.

Quantifying the physiology of structurally complex arctic vegetation and implications for ecosystem function in a shrubbier tundra

Poster Number:  358 Presenter/Primary Author:  Adam Formica As conditions become more favorable in some arctic regions for shrub growth, shrubs will not only expand laterally, but they will grow thicker and taller, altering the physical structure of the can

Dynamics of social-ecological systems in the Colorado Front Range: Fire regimes, thresholds, and stable states

Poster Number:  356 Presenter/Primary Author:  Patrick Bourgeron Forecasting change in mountain social-ecological systems presents significant challenges, as they are likely to display non-linear responses, i.e., they are more easily pushed or “tipped” across cr

Boom-bust episodes alter plant species diversity patterns in arid urban landscapes

Poster Number:  353 Presenter/Primary Author:  Julie Ripplinger We often think of cities as designed ecosystems, where biophysical drivers are superseded by human decisions. But what happens during times of economic crisis?

 
 
Background Photo by: Nicole Hansen - Jornada (JRN) LTER