PREVIOUS YEARS' INDIVIDUAL PROJECT PRESENTATIONS -
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| Year | Presenter | Project
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| 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; 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 |
| 2009 | Ken Anderson | Ecological and Economical Impact of Snow Molds [ppt, 1.4M] | fungi:
snowmolds |
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| 2011 |
Zack Schubert |
* |
Distribution of Arboreal Lichens Relative to Snowpack [ppt, 1.5M] |
lichen, height above/below
snowpack surface; aspen, conifers |
| 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; conifers, forest canopy 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; 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, canopy light |
|
| 2011 |
Ryan Zubizarreta |
* |
Snow Depth Differences at 10,080 ft. under Limber Pine, Engelmann Spruce, and Aspen Trees [pptx, 2.4M] | vegetation: subapline
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 |
| 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, CO [ppt, 1M] | soil respiration; forest health / insects: mountain pine beetle kill; lodgepole forest | |
| 2011 |
Daniel Bradley |
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Soil Carbon under the Snowpack in a Continuous Conifer Forest [pptx, 0.5M] | soil microbial respiration: soil carbon,
snowpack depth; lodgepole forest |
| 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 | ||
| Matthew McClure | Ice Streams & Invertebrates [ppt, 2.3M] | aquatic: streams, arthropods | ||
| 2009 | Andrew Habig | Winter Mortalities of the Mountain Pine Beetle [ppt, 500k] | forest 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 |
| 2008 | Lauren Pacheco | Cold Tolerant Fish in Alpine Streams [ppt, 300k] | aquatic: streams; fish: phyisology; climate change |
| 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 entrance holes; forest, tree wells |
| 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 |
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