PREVIOUS YEARS' INDIVIDUAL PROJECT PRESENTATIONS - Through 2018 (See Updated Index pdf for 2019, 2023. All presentations are on Canvas)
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| Year | Presenter | Project
[file access, size] *=field project (required starting 2010) |
Keywords | |
| 2006 | Jyh-How Huang | * | Snow as a Conducting Media for Temperature. [ppt, 2M] | snowpack: temperature |
| 2008 | Derek Sweeney | * | Impact of Recreational Snow Compaction on Small Mammals in the Subnivean Space [ppt, 5M] | snowpack: compression; human impact: skiing; mammal habitat |
| 2009 | Jason Blair | Avalanches: Disaster or Miracle? A Changing Ecological Effect [ppt, 1M] | snowpack: avalanche; vegetation biodiversity, habitat; climate change | |
| 2010 | David Olson | * | Influences of Stationary Objects on Winter Subnivean Micro-Environments [ppt, 1M] | snowpack: temperature, density; rocks, tree trunks |
| Brittany Engleking | * | Natural Snowpack vs. Human Disturbed Snowpack in the Subalpine [ppt, 3M] | snowpack: temperature, density; human impact: compression | |
| Garrett Porter | * | Are we polluting the Ridge’s precipitation? [ppt, 3M] | snowpack: chemistry, pH, electrical conductivity; atmospheric deposition | |
| Chris Giersch | * | The Mountain Pine Beetle and Its Effects on Snowpack [ppt, 6M] | snowpack: temperature, density; canopy light exposure, forest health: mountain pine beetle kill | |
| Genesis Machek | * | The Effects of Wind Exposure and Disturbance on the Insulative Value of the Subnivean Space [pptx, 100k] | snowpack:
temperature, density, insulation; microclimate: wind exposure; human impact: compression |
|
| 2011 | Vivian Underhill |
* |
Effects of Aspect on Faceting in the Rocky Mountain Snowpack [pptx, 1.5M] | snowpack: aspect; faceting, near-surface
& depth hoar; diurnal radiation |
| Sean Sutherland |
* |
Short-term changes in snowpack due to weather [pptx, 4.5M] |
snowpack: grain type, faceting, depth hoar;
short-term (1 week) change, weather |
|
| 2013 | Andrew
Benton |
* |
Forest
Floor Objects as Avalanche Triggers [ppt,
1M] |
snowpack: avalanche, structure; rocks, tree trunks |
| 2014 | Dylan Brown | * |
The effect of
trees on snowpack: live versus [beetle-kill] dead trees,
pptx, live and dead tree influences on snowpack [pptx,
5M] |
snowpack:
stability, snow depth, slab, grain size; forest health:
mountain pine beetle kill; subalpine forest: lodgepole
pine |
| Evan Esfahani | * |
Vegetation Density and Snow Accumulation [pptx, 1.2M] | snowpack:
depth; tree / shrub density, canopy cover; vegetation:
lodgepole pine, aspen, willow |
|
| Jessica
Walker |
* |
Ash and its
effect on Snowpack [pptx,
1.4M]
|
snowpack:
depth, melt rate, albedo; ash, dust |
|
|
Sam Sartwell
|
* |
A snowpack
comparison between a limber pine site and a spruce site
within a spruce forest [pptx,
500k]
|
snowpack
structure; vegetation: lodgepole pine, Englemann spruce,
subalpine forest |
|
| 2015 | Alexandra (Allie) Cunningham | * |
Are the Snowpack
Structures Different Between the Riparian and Upland
Environments [pptx,
1.3M] |
snowpack
structure; vegetation: riparian, forest; Western Slope,
Colorado |
|
Evan Franklin
|
* |
How do soil
temperature fluctuations affect water content? [pptx,
100k]
|
soil
properties: soil temperature, soil moisture; snow cover;
lodgepole pine forest |
|
| 2017 | William
Weaver |
* |
Snow Compaction Variation Across a Subalpine Transect [pptx, 9M] | snowpack structure: |
| 2018 |
| 2009 | Ken Anderson | Ecological and Economical Impact of Snow Molds [ppt, 1.4M] | fungi:
snowmolds |
|
| 2011 |
Zack Schubert |
* |
Distribution of Arboreal Lichens Relative to Snowpack [ppt, 1.5M] |
lichen, height above/below snowpack surface;
aspen, conifers |
| 2013 | Keli
Baker |
* |
Winter Controls on the Distribution of Arboreal Hair Lichens in the Niwot Ridge Biosphere Reserve [ppt, 1M] | lichen,
arboreal; subalpine forest: Engelmann spruce, subalpine
fir |
| 2016 | Shane Schoolman | * |
Antibiotic Resistance in Snow and Melting Snow [pptx, 3M] | antibiotic
resistant bacteria, bacteria in snow, pollution |
| 2017 |
Anna-Elise Smith |
* |
Lichen Growth in the Presence of a Road on Niwot Ridge [pptx, 6M] | lichen, arboreal; disturbance: roads; subalpine forest: Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir |
|
Kelsey Bohanon |
* |
Old Man’s Beard Lichen (Usnea) size across its elevation range at Niwot Ridge, Colorado [pptx, 4M] | lichen, arboreal; elevation | |
| 2018 | Johanne
Albrigtsen |
* |
Substrate Preference of Usnea, Dead vs. Living Branches of Trees [pptx, 11M] |
Usnea, Forest
Management, Forest Ecology |
| * |
| 2005 | Charlie Morriss | Evergreens and Sunlight [ppt, 160K] | plant physiology: conifers | |
| Tim Moret | Riparian Zones in Winter [ppt, 3.2M] | vegetation: riparian; streams | ||
| Arden Piland | Survival of Subnivean vs. Supranivean Plants: The Snow Buttercup and Engelmann Spruce [ppt, 1.2M] | plant adaptations: conifers, herbaceous plants; snowpack | ||
| Tyler Bieneman | Lodgepole Pine / Ponderosa Pine Ecotone vs. Lodgepole Pine / Limber Pine Ecotone [ppt, 1.3M] | vegetation: montane, subalpine, conifers, ecotones | ||
| Alan Rosacker | Stem Morphology for Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) and Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis) [ppt, 4M] | plant morphology: conifers, deciduous trees | ||
| 2006 | Kyle Cunningham | A Winter Comparison Study of Dominant Alpine
Plant Communities in the Southern Rocky Mountains and the Chugach Mountains of Southern Alaska. [ppt, 800k] |
vegetation: alpine | |
| Kate Samelson | Winter Ecological Interactions between Alpine and Subalpine Ecosystems. [ppt, 1.3M] | vegetation: alpine, subalpine; landscape continuum | ||
| 2008 | Philip Neumann | The Impact of Lodgepole Pine Size on Heat-formed Tree Wells [ppt, 1.7M] | snowpack metamorphism: tree wells; conifers, forest canopy; microclimate: light | |
| Miles Daly | The Impact of Forest on Snowpack Stability [ppt, 500k] | snowpack: avalanches; forests | ||
| Jason Ward | Hydrologic Change & Riparian Forests [ppt, 600k] | vegetation: riparian forests; surface hydrology | ||
| 2009 | Andrea Dixon | Effects of Snowpack on Plant Community [ppt, 1M] | vegetation: alpine; snowpack | |
| Brian Schleckser | * | What are the Effects of Exposure on the Treeline Ecosystem? [ppt, 8M] | vegetation: alpine / subalpine treeline; microclimate: wind exposure | |
| 2010 | Jaclyn Ramaley | * | Foundation Conifer of the Subalpine Forest: Limber Pine / Pinus flexilis [pptx, 400k] | plant habitat: conifers; landscape position: snowcover, soil, slope |
| Nick Ludolph | Human Suppression of Snow Avalanches and Vegetation Dynamics in the Subalpine Ecosystem [pptx, 5M] | snowpack: avalanches; vegetation: subalpine forests; human impacts: snow fences | ||
| Michael Schuster | * | The Effect of Tree Density and Height on Tree-flagging of Lodgepole Pines in Niwot’s Sub-alpine Forest [pptx, 2M] | vegetation:
subalpine forests; forest structure, microclimate: canopy
light |
|
| 2011 |
Ryan Zubizarreta |
* |
Snow Depth Differences at 10,080 ft. under Limber Pine, Engelmann Spruce, and Aspen Trees [pptx, 2.4M] | vegetation: subalpine forest, tree canopy
structure; snowpack: depth change with distance from trunk |
| Justin Burman |
* |
Spatial Variability of Aspen Bark Chlorophyll Content In the Winter [ppt, 3M] |
plant physiology: chlorophyll; aspect,
trunk-face cardinal direction; aspen, bark color |
|
| 2012 | Leslie Seale | * |
Moose Winter Diet and Heightened Vulnerability of Quaking Aspen to Fungal Cankers [pptx, 8M] |
plant disease: fungi; quaking aspen; mammals: moose, behavior: foraging |
|
Lauren Kendle
|
* |
Distance and Bark Photosynthesis in Aspen Trees in the Front Range [pptx, 1M] |
plant physiology: chlorophyll; vegetation structure: tree spacing; microclimate: light | |
| J.
Kalin Puent |
* |
Canopy Dynamics and Tree Well Size: Does the canopy height and size of coniferous trees affect the size of the tree well? [pptx, 8M] | snowpack metamorphism: tree wells; conifers, forest canopy | |
| Jane
Culkin |
* |
Effect of Tree Radiation and Snow Accumulation on Subnivean Plant Life [ppt, 4M] | plant
community: subnivean; snowpack metamorphism; microclimate:
radiation; vegetation: quaking aspen, meadow, tree
radiation (can be related to tree wells) |
|
| Corey
Slinkard |
* |
Lodgepole Pine
Cone Density [pptx,
1.2M]
|
plant
reproduction: cone distribution; vegetation: lodgepole
pine; topography: slope aspect |
|
| Chris
White |
* |
Variables
Affecting Tree Well Formation (
DBH, tree
height, surrounding tree density, and tree species affect
size of tree wells?)
|
snowpack
metamorphism: tree wells; forest structure: tree species,
density, DBH, canopy |
|
| Adam
Albright |
* |
Subalpine Fir: Snow, Age/size, and Bark Beetle Interactions [pptx, 2M] | forest
health: insects,
Western Balsam
|
|
| 2013 | William
(Max) Owens |
* |
Impact
of snow molds on conifers of the ribbon forest [pptx,
1M] |
forest
health, tree disease: snow mold, snowpack; ribbon forest:
Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir |
| Steven
Griffin |
* |
The Affects of Elevation on Tree Growth along Niwot Ridge [pptx, 1M] | forest
structure: size classes; timberline, ribbon forest
(Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir), upper montane forest
(lodgepole?) |
|
| 2014 | Lizabeth Rodriguez | * |
How
thickness of Chlorophyll in Aspen Bark is dependent on
height and stand type [pptx,
4M] |
aspen:
bark chlorenchyma; sunlight, tree height, snow; vegetation
stand type: aspen (open), mixed (with conifer) |
| Robin
Reibold |
* |
How do snowpack
depth and proximity to trees affect subnivean plant growth
[pptx,
600k]
|
vegetation:
subnivean herbaceous layer; snowpack: depth; tree density
and soil temperature |
|
| 2015 |
Magali
Weissgerber
|
* |
Tree wells: Comparison of coniferous and
deciduous trees |
snowpack
metamorphism: tree wells; forest structure: aspen,
Engelmann spruce |
| Meghan
Montgomery |
* |
Forest Canopy Influence on Snowpack Characteristics [pptx, 48M] | snowpack
metamorphism: forest structure: tree canopy density;
vegetation: lodgepole pine, subalpine fir, Englemann
spruce; Brainard Lake
|
|
| 2016 | Adam Clements | * |
Willow Carr Biomass vs. Stream Obstruction [pptx, 2M] |
willow,
riparian, elevation, beaver dam, moose, browse, graze,
Como Creek, Caribou Creek, montane, subalpine |
| Jason Farrell | * |
The Effects of
Topography on Forest Cover in Subalpine Forest [pptx:
1.7 M] |
vegetation:
subalpine forest, tree density; topography: slope, aspect;
snow depth |
|
| Amanda
Malone |
* |
Testing Hepatic Sunlight Stress Response in in Plagiochasma wrightii [pptx: 1 M] | vegetation:
shortgrass prairie, liverworts; sunlight exposure,
desiccation |
|
| Tyler
Streb |
* |
Does Chlorophyll (β) Absorbency Change with Orientation to Sun in Aspen Bark? [pptx: 7 M] | aspen: bark chlorophyll; topography: elevation; bark exposure: north versus south | |
| 2017 | Charles Carner | * |
Comparing Formation of Krummholz: on the Mid-slope and Top-slope of Chalk Mountain [pptx: 12 M] | krummholz:
slope aspect |
| Hannah
Reyes |
* |
Aspen Age Effect on Winter Hardiness [ppt: 5 M] | aspen: bark chlorophyll | |
| 2018 |
Alex
Sandberg-Bernard |
* |
The Effects of Slope Aspect on Tree Density in the Subalpine Forest [pptx: 6 M] |
tree density,
subalpine forest, basal area, vegetation, aspect |
| 2009 | Sara Fairchild | Winter and its Effects on Soil Respiration [ppt, 900k] | soil respiration: carbon sequestration, seasonal dependence | |
| Ryan Provencher | Nutrient Distribution in the Alpine and Subalpine Ecosystems of the Front Range [ppt, 3M] | biogeochemistry: nutrients; vegetation zones, landscape continuum | ||
| 2010 | Sara Crepinsek | * | How CO2 Respiration Near the Mountain Research Station Relates to Climate Change [pptx, 2M] | soil respiration; snowpack: depth; carbon sequestration; climate change |
| Justin D’Atri | * | Winter Soil Respiration Near Dead and Living Lodgepole Pines at Niwot Ridge [ppt, 1M] | soil respiration; forest health: insects: mountain pine beetle kill; lodgepole forest | |
| 2011 |
Daniel Bradley |
* |
Soil Carbon under the Snowpack in a Continuous Conifer Forest [pptx, 0.5M] | soil respiration: soil carbon, snowpack
depth; lodgepole forest |
| 2012 | Maria
Rocco |
* |
Microbial Respiration in Soil Surrounding Aspen Trees [pptx, 1.1M] | soil respiration; quaking aspen |
| Amanda
Charobee |
* |
Snow Pack in Fire Regimes (forest fires and prescribed burning affect the structure of the snowpack?) [pptx, 12M] | forest
management: fire regime; snowpack metamorphism: vertical
structure, profiles |
|
| 2013 | Andrew
Carroll |
* |
Bark Beetle’s
Affect on Winter Soil Respiration and Soil Moisture [pptx,
1.5M]
|
soil
respiration, soil moisture; forest health: insects,
mountain pine beetle kill |
|
Claire Hierseman
|
* |
The relationship
between snow depth and soil respiration in upper montane
winter environments [pptx,
3M]
|
soil
respiration; snowpack: depth |
|
|
Margaret Vest |
* |
Differences in soil respiration rates based on
vegetation type |
soil
respiration: vegetation type; aspen, lodgepole, Engelmann
spruce; snowpack, ecosystem interactions |
|
| Elizabeth
Golden |
* |
Subalpine
soil microbial response to compaction of snow pack by
snowmobiles [pptx,
0.5M] |
soil
respiration, microbes; snowpack: depth, compression; human
impact: snowmobiles; subalpine forest |
|
| Kenneth
Eggering |
* |
Spatial
and Temporal Soil Respiration in the Subalpine [pptx,
1M] |
soil respiration: diurnal variability, daily variability; upper montane forest: lodgepole pine | |
|
Rob McFadzean
|
* |
What is the relationship between CO2 flux and altitude in the winter climate region of Niwot Ridge [pptx, 1.6M] | soil
respiration: elevation; subalpine forest |
|
| Ethan
Larson |
* |
Burning effects on soil temperature in subalpine environments [pptx, 2M] | soil temperature; forest management: fire regime; lower montane forest: ponderosa pine | |
| 2014 |
Colin
Pettinati |
* |
Affects of Varying Litter Types and Moisture on Soil pH under Snowpack [pptx, 8M] | soil
pH; litter / vegetation: aspen, lodgepole, grass meadow;
soil moisture under snowpack |
|
|
* |
The Influence of
Vegetation Type on Winter Soil Respiration Rates [pptx,
700k] |
soil respiration; vegetation: aspen, lodgepole, grass meadow | |
| 2015 | Alexandra Haskell | * |
Human Impact on
Winter Soil Respiration Rates. [pptx,
18M] |
soil
respiration; human impacts, disturbance: cabins |
| David
Block |
* |
Amount of Winter Soil Respiration on a clear cut vs. “undisturbed” forests [pptx, 22M] | soil
respiration; human impacts,
disturbance:
timber harvest, fire mitigation; montane forest: lodgepole
pine |
|
| Jake
DePompolo |
* |
Microbe activity comparison between north and south
facing slopes |
soil
respiration; aspect, sun exposure, organic matter |
|
| 2017 |
Allen Dehoff & Jayleen Troutwin |
* |
Soil Respiration Rates In Varying Environments |
soil respiration: snow cover, canopy cover |
| 2018 | Joe Persico | * |
Effects of forest composition on soil nutrient concentration [pptx, 8M] | soil,
essential nutrients, forest composition |
| Chloe Sommer | * |
Aspen Tree Well Influence on Microbial Respiration [ppt, 3M] | tree wells, microbial respiration, aspen | |
| Cloe Dickson | * |
Decomposition and development: A comparison of CO2 flux at Sourdough Trailhead [pptx, 4M] | decomposition, microbial respiration, CO2 flux, Sourdough Trailhead | |
| Tyler
Piehl |
* |
Effects of Canopy Cover on Soil Respiration in Sub-Alpine Aspen Stands [pptx, 20M] | Canopy
Cover, CO2 Flux, Sudden Aspen Death |
| 2006 | Jeff McClenahan | Winter Adaptations of the Leaf Litter and Soil Arthropod Collembola. [ppt, 1.1M] | soil / litter: arthropods | |
| 2008 | Liz Manley | Examining Overwinter Cold-hardiness in Insects [ppt, 2.2M] | insect
physiology |
|
| Ashley Noonan | Alpine Glacial Melt: The Effects on Invertebrates of Alpine Aquatic Ecosystems [pdf, 12.5M] | aquatic: streams, arthropods | ||
| Matthew McClure | Ice Streams and Invertebrates [ppt, 2.3M] | aquatic: streams, arthropods | ||
| 2009 | Andrew Habig | Winter Mortalities of the Mountain Pine Beetle [ppt, 500k] | forest health: insects: mountain pine beetle | |
| 2010 | Carissa Fisher | * | The Effects of Chemical and Physical Factors of Streams on Aquatic Invertebrates [pptx, 2M] | aquatic: stream morphology; chemistry: dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, total organic carbon; invertebrates: biodiversity |
| 2014 |
Amanda Tynan
|
* |
Winter
Invertebrate Composition as a Function of Elevation [pptx,
4M]
|
tree
bark arthropods: spider, moth larva, snow fly; community
richness, diversity, and abundance; elevational gradient
|
| 2016 | Daniel Ishmael | * |
Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Composition Over an Elevation Gradient [pptx, 2M] | aquatic: mayflies (Ephemeroptera) , stoneflies (Plecoptera), Oligochaeta; elevation; pollution; Boulder Creek |
| 2017 | Anna
Eydinova |
* |
Seasonal Aquatic Insect Populations in Lyons, CO [pptx, 1M] | |
| Blake
Curran |
* |
Riparian zone influence on macroinvertebrate density in winter streams [pptx, 3M] | ||
| 2018 |
| 2008 | Lauren Pacheco | Cold Tolerant Fish in Alpine Streams [ppt, 300k] | aquatic: streams; fish: physiology; climate change | |
| 2012 |
Kristen Kernan
|
* |
Factors that Affect Productivity in Wintering Lakes: An Analysis of Lake Zones and Snow Depth [pptx, 500k] | aquatic:
lakes; primary production; lake morphology |
|
John Motley |
* |
Diurnal mixing in the water column… under ice: The movement of organic detritus through the water column over one day [pptx, 2M] | aquatic:
lakes; organic particulate matter, algae; diurnal mixing |
|
| 2014 | Nick
Herdeg |
* |
From Source to Sink: Changes in Streamwater along the Front Range [pptx, 2M] | aquatic:
stream / river water quality: air temperature, water
temperature, dissolved oxygen saturation, pH, nitrate
content, stream flow, water exposure, aquatic biota;
elevation change: subalpine, high montane, urban, plains;
Boulder Creek, Como Creek |
| 2015 | Nicholas
Zaring |
* |
Algae in Freshwater Winter Streams [pptx, 14M] | aquatic: attached algae, abundance, diatoms; stream speed; Como Creek |
| 2018 |
| 2005 | Megan McCarthy | The Lynx and the Snowshoe Hare: Which Factors Cause the Cyclical Oscillations in the Population? [ppt, 900K] | mammals: snowshoe hare; population dynamics | |
| Chad Martens | Are Alpine Species Disappearing?: The Effects of Climate Change on Alpine Vertebrates in the Rocky Mountains. [ppt, 1M] | mammals: marmot, pika; birds: ptarmigan; climate change, vegetation change | ||
| Sheryn Olson | Adaptations of Mustelinae to Winter, or: They Didn’t Listen to Bergmann [ppt, 1M] | mammals: weasel | ||
| Joanna Denninghoff | Ecological Influences of Canis lupus arctos and Canis lupus of Yellowstone National Park [ppt, 5M] | mammals: wolf | ||
| 2006 | Bobby Bennett | Hibernation of the Black and Brown Bear [ppt, 520K] | mammals: bear; hibernation | |
| Justina Thorsen | A Comparison of Abert Squirrels, Pine Squirrels and Fox Squirrels with Respect to Life in the Cold. [ppt, 4M] | mammals: squirrel | ||
| Kelly Matheson | Seasonal Coat Color Distribution of Mustela frenata (Long-tailed Weasel) in North America [ppt, 830k] | mammals: weasel; seasonal pelage change | ||
| 2008 | David Rosengarten | Road Permeability Issues and Solutions for Ungulates [ppt, 2.7M] | mammals: elk, deer; migration, human impacts, highways | |
| Kevin Kohler | Effect of Winter Phases on Survival of Subnivean Mammals [ppt, 400k] | mammals: vole, weasel; mortality | ||
| 2009 | Taylor Loen | Implications of Beetle Killed Lodgepole Pine Effects on the Red Squirrel in Winter [ppt, 100k] | mammals: squirrel; conifers, mountain pine beetle kill | |
| Noel DiPaola | In What Way is Climate Change Affecting the Small Rodent Community? [ppt, 2.4M] | mammals: lemmings; climate change | ||
| 2010 | Melissa Pacheco | * | Habitat Use of the Snowshoe Hare [pptx, 2M] | mammals: snowshoe hare; habitat: forest spatial structure |
| Michael McHugh | * | Comparing Moose Behaviors in Snowy Environments [ppt, 4M] | mammals: moose; behavior: habitat, foraging, movement, bedding; snowpack | |
| 2011 | Erin Kinney |
* |
Animal Activity and Tree Well Width [ppt, 2.3M] |
mammals: behavior: movement, resting,
tracks, snowpack: subnivean access, entrance holes;
forest; snowpack metamorphism: tree wells |
| 2012 |
Marieta Bialek
|
* |
Supranivean
travel of snowshoe hares on Niwot Ridge [pptx,
8M] |
mammals:
snowshoe hares; behavior: movement; snowpack |
| Brian
Inglis |
* |
Wintertime Mammal Activity – Specific Environmental Controls [ppt, 5M] | mammals: supranivean: cottontail rabbit, coyote, tree squirrel (pine squirrel), moose, weasel ; behavior: movement, tracks; topography: aspect; vegetation density | |
| 2013 | Rachel
Jones |
* |
Forest composition and supranivean behavior of Pine Squirrels [pptx, 1M] |
mammals: pine
squirrel, behavior: movement, time budget, forest
structure: tree density
|
| Paige
Pruisner |
* |
The
Effects of Slope on Tree Well Shape and Sub-Nivean Access
Points [pptx,
1.6M] |
mammals:
behavior: subnivean access, entrance holes; tree well
shape, hill slope; lodgepole forest; snowpack metamorphism
|
|
|
Patrick
Ellsworth |
* |
Subnivean
Access in Forests of Varying Density [ppt,
2M] |
mammals: behavior: subnivean access, entrance holes; forest structure: tree density; aspen, lodgepole forest | |
| 2014 |
Alyssa Countway
|
* |
Varying snow depths and the effect on moose movement [pptx, 3M] | mammals: moose; behavior: movement; snowpack |
| Kristy
Campbell |
* |
The Effect of Elevation on Mammal Behavior and Abundance in Winter [pptx, 3M] | mammals:
snowshoe hare, squirrel, coyote; body size vs elevation;
riparian zone: Como Creek |
|
| Kyle
Poos-Benson |
* |
Mammal activity in the sub-alpine urban-interface in relation to distance from settlement boundary [pptx, 3.5M] | mammals:
Rabbits, Hairs, Squirrels, Skunk, Raccoon, Fox, Bobcat,
Ungulate- Deer, Elk, Large Carnivore- Mountain Lion;
wildland–urban interface: mountain town, roads; subalpine |
|
|
Matt Guyerson
|
* |
Effects of snow depth and snowshoe hare abundance on the distribution of coyotes in the Southern Rocky Mountain forests [pptx, 7M] | mammals:
coyote, snowshoe hare; behavior: snow depth; high montane,
subalpine |
|
| 2015 | Genevieve Gaffigan | * |
Red
Squirrel Activity in the Sub-Alpine [pptx,
16.9 M] |
mammals: red squirrel; lodgepole pine, forest, riparian, sub-alpine activity, food cache, tracks, sightings |
| Kate Lonner | * |
What
type if vegetation do moose prefer? [pptx,
5.4 M] |
mammals: moose; vegetation: subalpine forest; habitat: aspen, willow, lodgepole; tracks | |
| Samantha
Nelson |
* |
Influence of Forest Canopy Cover on the Supranevian Movement of Lepus americanus at Niwot Ridge [pptx, 17M] |
mammals: snowshoe hare, canopy percent cover,
supranivean, movement, heterogeneous habitat |
|
| Taylor Mendoza | * |
Moose
Preference of Bark Chlorophyll Content. [pptx,
5M] |
mammals:
moose, feeding; aspen bark: color |
|
| 2016 | Bryan Horsley | * |
Trail Effects on the Abundance of Snowshoe Hare and Red Squirrel Along the Sourdough Trail [pptx, 9M] | mammals: snowshoe hare, red squirrel, human impact: proximity to trail; Sourdough trail; habitat: montane |
| Megan Paliwoda | * |
Snowshoe Hare Behavior in Different Environments [pptx, 8M] | mammals:
snowshoe hare; vegetation cover type: open vs closed;
upper montane: willow, aspen, forest trees |
|
| 2017 | Liam Burke | * |
Trail Effects on Squirrel and Snow Shoe Hare Density [pptx, 3M] | |
|
Miklos Eger |
* |
Red Squirrel caching preferences [draft presentation: pptx, 100k] | ||
| 2018 | Breanna
Avery |
* |
Influence on Canopy Cover on Behavioral Traits of Snowshoe Hare [pptx, 7M] |
snowshoe hare,
canopy cover, behavior, tracks |
|
Larkin Broussard |
* |
Landscape Features Affecting Squirrel Cache Density and Location [pptx, 13M] |
Tree Wells,
Squirrel Caching |
|
| Taylor
Shreve |
* |
Trail Type and Distance vs Mammal’s Frequency of Use. Winter Ecology [pptx, 16M] | Trail
Type, Distance from Trail, Mammal Frequency, Snowshoe
Hare, Squirrel, Moose, Vole, Winter |
| 2005 | Chad Martens | Are Alpine Species Disappearing?: The Effects of Climate Change on Alpine Vertebrates in the Rocky Mountains. [ppt, 1M] | birds: ptarmigan; mammals: marmot, pika; climate change, vegetation change | |
| 2010 | John Rudolph | * | Winter Foraging Habits of Communal Flocking Birds [pptx, 1M] | birds: nuthatch, chickadee; niche separation: foraging behavior |
| Shelley Nagata | * | Available Alpine Resources for the Insectivorous Golden-crowned Kinglet [pptx, 12M] | birds: kinglet; food resources: arboreal insect community | |
| 2012 |
Peter Dolan
|
* |
Cavity Nest Preferences and Locations of Woodpeckers in Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park [pptx, 2M] | birds: woodpeckers; nest preferences: tree
species, aspect |
| Mathew
Sharples |
* |
Comparing Flight Abilities and other
Behaviors of Crows with Wind Speed in a High-wind Winter
Environment [ppt,
2M] |
birds: crows; microclimate: wind |
|
| 2015 | Jennifer
Meyers |
* |
Time Budgets in White-Tailed Ptarmigan [pptx, 25M] | birds:
White-tailed
Ptarmigans; time budgets: vigilance, foraging, behavior;
alpine tundra; Guanella Pass, CO |
| 2016 | Alex Goldsmith | * |
Foraging and Nesting Habits of Woodpeckers in a Subalpine Forest [pptx, 2.5M] | birds: Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker;
tree snags: DBH, height; subalpine forest: Engelmann
spruce, subalpine fir |
| 2017 | Devan Pensinger | * |
Recreation
Effects on Winter Resident Bird Species in the Montane
Region of Boulder County, CO [pptx,
1M] |
birds:
Diversity;
Skiing,
Recreation |
| 2018 |
Roxanne Van Hove |
* |
Observed Winter Foraging Behavior of Sub-Alpine Birds Exposed to Calls of the Northern-Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium gnoma) [pptx, 4M] | |
| Sy Baker | * |
Wintering Bird Dominance Behaviors: Differences in Open versus Covered Sites at the Mountain Research Station [pptx, 16M] | birds,
dominance behaviors, displacement, feeders |
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