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Current research Publications 1997-2001 Niwot Ridge LTER Program Mountain Climate Program
Recent MRS Research Projects

Dean E. Anderson

U.S. Geological Survey

Carbon dioxide, water vapor, and heat exchanges above and within a subalpine forest

Dave Bowling

University of Utah

Natural abundance C measurements through a subalpine forest canopy

Bill Bowman

University of Colorado

Anthropogenic N deposition effects on microbial and plant Communities/ Long-term Fertilization Studies

Michael Breed

University of Colorado

Behavior and species interactions in subalpine hymenopteran species

Nel Caine

University of Colorado

Hydrologic and Geomorphic studies in Green Lakes Valley

Lisa Cooper

University of Colorado

Host Responses to Brood Parasitism in Areas of Sympatry and Allopatry

Thomas C. Davinroy

University of Colorado

Alpine hydrologic flowpaths and talus particle movement

David P. Dethier

Williams College

Late Cenozoic erosion of the Boulder Creek Catchment, Colorado Front Range

Laura Scott Denton

University of Colorado

Carbon Cycling at Niwot Ridge Ameriflux Site

Daniel Doak

University of California, Santa Cruz

Assessing the geographic and temporal consistency of lifehistory and demographic patterns: a long-term, multi-site comparison

Mark Dyurgerov

University of Colorado

Glaciology of Front Range glaciers

Debra Finn

Colorado State Univ.

Insect dispersal between high-elevation streams

Tara Forbis

University of Colorado

Life History Evolution in Saxifragaceae and Caryophyllaceae

Alex Guenther

National Center for Atmospheric Research

CO2 spatial heterogeneity study

David H. Hallock

Boulder County Nature Association/ Boulder County Open Space

Indian Peaks Four Season Bird Counts

Jacqueline Heath

Colorado State University

Fog Measurements and Characterization at Niwot Ridge

Detlev Helmig

University of Colorado

Ozone Depostion Measurements

Keri Holland

University of Colorado

The fate of nitrogen deposition in alpine dry meadow tundra

Robert Inkpen

University of Portsmouth

Alteration of Debris in Scree Slopes

Jason Janke

University of Colorado

Rock Glaciers in the Front Range: An analysis of temporal flow patterns

Stacie A. Kageyama

Oregon State University

Diversity and and Function of Dark Septate Fungal Endophytes at Arctic and Alpine Sites

Charles Kurnik

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research / UNAVCO

Producing Electricity Using Wind Generators in High-Wind Environments

Julia Larson

University of Colorado

Plant Species Effects on Microbial Activity in the Alpine Moist Meadow

Barry Lefer

National Center for Atmospheric Research

Field testing of snow pack UV extinction profiler

Daniel Liptzin

University of Colorado

Effects of trees on soil nutrients in the forest-tundra ecotone

Malgorzata A. Marszalek

Concordia University

Phylogeography and genetic structure of Hesperodiaptomus  shoshone and Leptodiaptomus

Diane McKnight

University of Colorado

Effects of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Phytoplankton Dynamics in an Alpine Lake

Courtney L. Meier

University of Colorado

Phenolic  secondary chemistry of alpine plants

Allen Meyer

University of Colorado

Diversity of Alpine Microbial Eukaryotes

Matthew Miller

University of Colorado

Examining the role of humic substances as electron acceptors in the hyporheic zone of alpine watersheds affected by increased nitrogen deposition.

Russell Monson

University of Colorado

Carbon and water fluxes of a subalpine forest

Bill Morris

Duke University

Assessing the geographic and temporal consistency of life history and demographic patterns: a long-term, multi-site comparison

Laura Mujica-Crapanzano

University of Colorado

Landscape analysis of vegetation and diversity patterns of Niwot ridge

Diana Nemergut

University of Colorado

Diversity of integron integrase genes and gene cassettes in a forest soil

Adeline Nunez

University of Minnesota, Duluth

snowshoe hare pellet count

Masashi Ohara

Hokkaido University

Spatio-temporal genetic variation in Alpine herbs on the Colorado Rocky Mountain Front Range

Monte Y. Pescador

University of Colorado

CO2 Flux and Microbial Autotroph Diversity in Barren Talus Soils

Christopher W. Schadt

University of Colorado

Identification of microbial community members: Assessing temporal changes in those communities

Steve Schmidt

University of Colorado

Microbial Biogeochemistry in forests, tundra and barren

soils of Green Lakes Valley and Niwot Ridge

Lothar Schrott

University of Bonn

New approaches to the understanding of sediment budget components in alpine environments

Herman Sievering

University of Colorado, Denver

NIGEC N & C Cycles at Niwot/C1 forest

Katharine Nash Suding

University of Colorado/ University of CA, Irvine

Consequences of plant species effects on nutrient cycling and community structure

Michael R. Taber

University of Northern Colorado

Surface energy flux of sub-alpine forests

Dale Toetz

Oklahoma State University

The role of humic acid in biomass accrual in a subalpine stream

Alan Townsend

University of Colorado

Influence of soil age on P biogeochemistry

Carrie Welther

Colorado College

Foraging behavior and over-winter nutrition optimisation of the pika in extreme conditions versus protected areas of comparable altitude

Mark W. Williams

University of Colorado

Hydrology and Biogeochemistry of Alpine Areas

Craig E. Williamson

Lehigh University

UV effects on zooplankton in alpine lakes

Cynthia Withington

University of Denver

Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling in the Forest-Alpine Tundra Ecotone of the Colorado Front Range

Ryan Zarter

University of Colorado

Seasonal Downregulation of Photosynthesis in Subalpine Conifers