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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Book review: Riparian ecosystem recovery in arid lands: Strategies and references Book review: Riparian ecosystem recovery in arid lands: Strategies and references
Increasingly, ecosystem managers are attempting to restore riparian ecosystems in the arid West that have been degraded by land and water management practices. This book will fill a vacant niche in the library of these practitioners. Briggs emphasizes several concepts that should be fundamental to restoration projects but that too often are ignored. One of these central concepts is that...
Authors
Julie C. Stromberg, Patrick B. Shafroth, Caitlin Cornwall
Loch Vale Watershed Study: 1997 Annual Report Loch Vale Watershed Study: 1997 Annual Report
No abstract available.
Authors
E.J. Allstott, Jill Baron
Channel narrowing and vegetation development following a great plains flood Channel narrowing and vegetation development following a great plains flood
Streams in the plains of eastern Colorado are prone to intense floods following summer thunderstorms. Here, and in other semiarid and arid regions, channel recovery after a flood may take several decades. As a result, flood history strongly influences spatial and temporal variability in bottomland vegetation. Interpretation of these patterns must be based on understanding the long—term...
Authors
Jonathan M. Friedman, W. R. Osterkamp, William M. Lewis
Kangaroo rat bone compared to white rat bone after short-term disuse and exercise Kangaroo rat bone compared to white rat bone after short-term disuse and exercise
Kangaroo rats (Dipodomys ordii) were used to study the effects of confinement on mechanical properties of bone with a long range objective of proposing an alternative to the white rat model for the study of disuse osteoporosis. Kangaroo rats exhibit bipedal locomotion, which subjects their limbs to substantial accelerative forces in addition to the normal stress of weight bearing. We...
Authors
E. Muths, O. J. Reichman
Circulating levels of prolactin and progesterone in a wild population of red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) Marsupialia: Macropodidae Circulating levels of prolactin and progesterone in a wild population of red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) Marsupialia: Macropodidae
Circulating progesterone and prolactin levels were measured in shot and live-caught wild red kangaroos using radioimmunoassays validated for the red kangaroo. The objective of the study was to correlate hormone profiles with reproductive status and determine if red kangaroos follow the general pattern elucidated for other macropodids. During Phase 2a lactation (
Authors
E. Muths, L. A. Hinds
Elk response to the La Mesa fire and current status in the Jemez Mountains Elk response to the La Mesa fire and current status in the Jemez Mountains
Faunal remains in local archeological sites and historic information suggest that elk populations in the Jemez Mountains were low from ca. 1200 A.D. through ca. 1900 A.D., when they were extirpated from this region. Elk were reintroduced to the Jemez country in 1948 and 1964- 1965, and their population apparently grew exponentially, reaching 1000 animals in the 1970's and about 7000 by...
Authors
Craig D. Allen
The influence of spatial patterns of landcover and use on hydrological and ecosystem dynamics at the mountain plains interface in the Central United States The influence of spatial patterns of landcover and use on hydrological and ecosystem dynamics at the mountain plains interface in the Central United States
No abstract available.
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Jill Baron, D. S. Ojima, M.D. Hartman, Timothy G.F. Kittel, R.B. Lammers, L. Band, R. A. Pielke
Impacts of vegetation change on regional climate and downscaling of GCM output to the regional scale Impacts of vegetation change on regional climate and downscaling of GCM output to the regional scale
No abstract available.
Authors
J. H. Copeland, T. N. Chase, Jill Baron, Timothy G.F. Kittel, R. A. Pielke
Long-term ecological research in Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park. 1996 Annual Report to the National Park Service. Long-term ecological research in Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park. 1996 Annual Report to the National Park Service.
No abstract available.
Authors
B. Newkirk, Jill Baron, E.J. Allstott
Fire effects in southwestern forests: Proceedings of the Second La Mesa Fire symposium Fire effects in southwestern forests: Proceedings of the Second La Mesa Fire symposium
In 1977, the La Mesa Fire burned across 15,444 acres of ponderosa pine forests on the adjoining lands of Bandelier National Monument, the Santa Fe National Forest, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Following this event, several fire effects studies were initiated. The 16 papers herein document longer-term knowledge gained about the ecological effects of the fire and about Southwestern...
Historical perspectives on riparian ecosystems of Colorado Historical perspectives on riparian ecosystems of Colorado
No abstract available.
Authors
M. L. Scott, J.M. Friedman, G.T. Auble, P. Anderson
The contribution of wetlands to stream nitrogen load in the Loch Vale Watershed, Colorado, USA The contribution of wetlands to stream nitrogen load in the Loch Vale Watershed, Colorado, USA
We explored the difference between the concentrations of different N forms and other chemical properties between stream water and riparian zone wetland soil water in the Loch Vale Watershed which is located on the eastern slope of the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. The nitrate N concentration in stream water were significantly higher than in soil water...
Authors
Huang Jian-hui, Jill Baron, Dan Binkley