Colorado mountains
 

Site Science

The effects of wildfire on stream ecosystems in Southern California

Poster Number:  169 Presenter/Primary Author:  Scott Cooper Wildfire is a frequent and pervasive feature of most ecosystems in Mediterranean climates.

Tallgrass prairie recovery following persistent grazing depends on response measured

Poster Number:  168 Presenter/Primary Author:  Ben VanderWeide The dynamics of tallgrass prairie plant communities have historically been driven by the interacting effects of grazing by large ungulate herbivores, frequent fire, and a variable mid-continental c

Characterizing spatiotemporal dynamics of wetted soils across a polar desert landscape, McMurdo Dry Valleys Antarctica

Poster Number:  167 Presenter/Primary Author:  Zachary Langford The McMurdo Dry Valleys is a landscape characterized by open expanses of bare soils, alpine and piedmont glaciers, and ice-covered lakes on the valley floors, all underlain by permafrost.

Nitrate on Steroids: Evaluating the Contribution of Talus Streams, Rock Glaciers, and Other High Alpine Sources to a Headwater Stream in the Colorado Front Range

Poster Number:  164 Presenter/Primary Author:  Katya Hafich High elevation ecosystems throughout the Colorado Front Range are undergoing changes in biogeochemical cycling due to an increase in nitrogen deposition in precipitation and a changing climate, res

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