Publications
FORT scientists have produced more than 2000 peer reviewed publications that are registered in the USGS Publications Warehouse, along with many others prior to their work at the USGS or in conjunction with other government agencies.
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Runoff and erosion from a rapidly eroding pinyon-juniper hillslope Runoff and erosion from a rapidly eroding pinyon-juniper hillslope
No abstract available.
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B.P. Wilcox, J. Pitlick, Craig D. Allen, David W. Davenport
Western alpine Western alpine
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Jill Baron, Murray Williams, T. Seastedt, W. Bowman
Sensitivity of high elevation Rocky Mountain watersheds to climate change Sensitivity of high elevation Rocky Mountain watersheds to climate change
No abstract available.
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Jill Baron, M.D. Hartman, L.E. Band, R. Lammers
Desire to bargain and negotiation success: lessons about the need to negotiate from six hydropower disputes Desire to bargain and negotiation success: lessons about the need to negotiate from six hydropower disputes
We investigated the notion that successful negotiations require that all parties to the dispute must have a desire to bargain. This desire is most likely to be present when the dispute exhibits ripeness and each party believes a bargained solution is the most cost-effective way to resolve differences. Structured interviews of participants in six Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...
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Nina Burkardt, Berton Lee Lamb, Jonathan G. Taylor
Effects of landcover, water redistribution, and temperature on ecosystem processes in the South Plate Basin Effects of landcover, water redistribution, and temperature on ecosystem processes in the South Plate Basin
Over one-third of the land area in the South Platte Basin of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming, has been converted to croplands. Irrigated cropland now comprises 8% of the basin, while dry croplands make up 31%. We used the RHESSys model to compare the changes in plant productivity and vegetation-related hydrological processes that occurred as a result of either land cover alteration or...
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Jill Baron, M.D. Hartman, Timothy G.F. Kittel, L.E. Band, D. S. Ojima, R.B. Lammers
Southwest Southwest
The southwestern region of the United States is a land of extremes and contrasts. Elevations vary from below sea level in the Imperial Valley of California to mountain peaks approaching 4,000 meters. Landscapes are striking and variable and include mountains, foothills, canyons, deserts, plains, and rivers. The area is arid or semiarid and, depending on the location, may have mild...
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Michael A. Bogan, Craig D. Allen, Esteban H. Muldavin, Steven P. Platania, James N. Stuart, Greg H. Farley, Patricia Mehlhop, Jayne Belnap
Science for watershed decisions on abandoned mine lands; review of preliminary results, Denver, Colorado, February 4-5, 1998 Science for watershed decisions on abandoned mine lands; review of preliminary results, Denver, Colorado, February 4-5, 1998
From the Preface: There are thousands of abandoned or inactive mines on or adjacent to public lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service. Mine wastes from many of these abandoned mines adversely affect resources on public lands. In 1995, an interdepartmental work group within the Federal government developed a strategy to address...
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David A. Nimick, Paul Von Guerard
Stream habitat analysis using the instream flow incremental methodology Stream habitat analysis using the instream flow incremental methodology
This document describes the Instream Flow Methodology in its entirety. This also is to serve as a comprehensive introductory textbook on IFIM for training courses as it contains the most complete and comprehensive description of IFIM in existence today. This should also serve as an official guide to IFIM in publication to counteract the misconceptions about the methodology that have...
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Ken D. Bovee, Berton L. Lamb, John M. Bartholow, Clair B. Stalnaker, Jonathan Taylor, Jim Henriksen
Coupled atmosphere-terrestrial ecosystem-hydrology models for environmental modeling Coupled atmosphere-terrestrial ecosystem-hydrology models for environmental modeling
No abstract available.
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R. L. Walko, L.E. Band, Jill Baron, Timothy G.F. Kittel, R. Lammers, T. J. Lee, R.A. Pielke, C. Taylor, C. Tague, C.J. Tremback, P.L. Vidale
Drought-induced shift of a forest-woodland ecotone: Rapid landscape response to climate variation Drought-induced shift of a forest-woodland ecotone: Rapid landscape response to climate variation
In coming decades, global climate changes are expected to produce large shifts in vegetation distributions at unprecedented rates. These shifts are expected to be most rapid and extreme at ecotones, the boundaries between ecosystems, particularly those in semiarid landscapes. However, current models do not adequately provide for such rapid effects—particularly those caused by mortality...
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Craig D. Allen, David D. Breshears
A ponderosa pine natural area reveals its secrets A ponderosa pine natural area reveals its secrets
Monument Canyon Research Natural Area preserves an unlogged 259-hectare stand of old-growth ponderosa pine in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico. This preserve, established in 1932, is the oldest research natural area in the state. This two-tiered forest displays an old-growth density of 100 stems per hectare (Muldavin et al. 1995), with an understory thicket of stagnant saplings and...
Authors
Craig D. Allen
Elk reintroductions Elk reintroductions
Rocky Mountain elk are native to northcentral New Mexico, including the Jemez Mountains, whereas a different subspecies, Merriam’s elk, inhabited southern New Mexico, east-central Arizona, and the Mexican border region (Hall 1981). Merriam’s elk went extinct around 1900 in New Mexico, and native Rocky Mountain elk were extirpated by 1909 (Findley et al. 1975). Although elk were known to...
Authors
Craig D. Allen