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Water in a Mountain Stream in Nelson County Virginia

Western Mountain Initiative: Colorado

Mountain ecosystems of the western U.S. provide irreplaceable goods and services such as water, wood, biodiversity, and recreational opportunities, but their potential responses to anticipated climatic changes are poorly understood. The overarching objective of the Western Mountain Initiative (WMI) is to understand and predict the responses, emphasizing sensitivities, thresholds, resistance, and...
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Fort Collins Science Center
Western Mountain Initiative: Colorado

Western Mountain Initiative: Colorado

Mountain ecosystems of the western U.S. provide irreplaceable goods and services such as water, wood, biodiversity, and recreational opportunities, but their potential responses to anticipated climatic changes are poorly understood. The overarching objective of the Western Mountain Initiative (WMI) is to understand and predict the responses, emphasizing sensitivities, thresholds, resistance, and...
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Paleoecological data from The Loch and Sky Pond, Rocky Mountain National Park Paleoecological data from The Loch and Sky Pond, Rocky Mountain National Park

Diatom taxonomy, carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values, and algal pigment data from lake sediment layers dating back to 1600 Common Era (CE) for Sky Pond and The Loch in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Fort Collins Science Center

Laboratory Incubation results from 2015 for bacterial cell counts, carbon use efficiency, growth efficiency, and dissolved organic matter chemistry from four glacier outflows and four rock glacier outflows in Colorado Laboratory Incubation results from 2015 for bacterial cell counts, carbon use efficiency, growth efficiency, and dissolved organic matter chemistry from four glacier outflows and four rock glacier outflows in Colorado

Bacterial Data include results of incubations of lakewater bacteria with dissolved organic matter extracted from Colorado glacier or rock glacier outflows in 2015. Cells were counted pre- and post- incubations. The "Counts" tab is the number of cells counted in each view of the microscope using the acridine orange method. "C Calculations" tab is the calculation of carbon as bacterial...
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Fort Collins Science Center
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Quality assurance report for Loch Vale Watershed, 2010–19 Quality assurance report for Loch Vale Watershed, 2010–19

The Loch Vale Watershed Research and Monitoring Program collects long-term datasets of ecological and biogeochemical parameters in Rocky Mountain National Park to support both (1) management of this protected area and (2) research into watershed-scale ecosystem processes as those processes respond to atmospheric deposition and climate variability. The program collects data on...
Authors
Timothy Weinmann, Jill S. Baron, Amanda Jayo
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Fort Collins Science Center

Identifying factors that affect mountain lake sensitivity to atmospheric nitrogen deposition across multiple scales Identifying factors that affect mountain lake sensitivity to atmospheric nitrogen deposition across multiple scales

Increased nitrogen (N) deposition rates over the past century have affected both North American and European mountain lake ecosystems. Ecological sensitivity of mountain lakes to N deposition varies, however, because chemical and biological responses are modulated by local watershed and lake properties. We evaluated predictors of mountain lake sensitivity to atmospheric N deposition...
Authors
Benjamin Burpee, Jasmine Saros, Leora Nanus, Jill S. Baron, Janice Brahney, Kyle Christianson, Taylor Gantz, Andi Heard, Beth Hundey, Karin Koinig, Jiri Kopacek, Katrina Moser, Koren Nydick, Isabella A. Oleksy, Steven Sadro, Ruben Sommaruga, Rolf Vinebrooke, Jason Williams
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Fort Collins Science Center

Persistent nitrate in alpine waters with changing atmospheric deposition and warming trends Persistent nitrate in alpine waters with changing atmospheric deposition and warming trends

Nitrate concentrations in high-elevation lakes of the Colorado Front Range remain elevated despite declining trends in atmospherically deposited nitrate since 2000. The current source of this elevated nitrate in surface waters remains elusive, given shifts in additional nitrogen sources via glacial inputs and atmospheric ammonium deposition. We present the complete isotopic composition...
Authors
Sydney C. Clark, Rebecca T. Barnes, Isabella A. Oleksy, Jill S. Baron, Meredith G. Hastings
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Maintaining momentum for collaborative working groups in a post-pandemic world Maintaining momentum for collaborative working groups in a post-pandemic world

Scientific progress depends in part on our ability to synthesize heterogeneous data and ideas into new models and paradigms. In environmental sciences, such synthesis has been particularly effective when conducted by collaborative working groups: diverse groups of researchers and practitioners brought together for a concentrated period of collaboration on key questions. Such work is...
Authors
Diane Srivastava, Marten Winter, Louis Gross, Jena Paul Metzger, Jill S. Baron, Nicolas Mouquet, Thomas Meagher, Ben Halpern, Valerio Pillar
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Blue waters, green bottoms: Benthic filamentous algal blooms are an emerging threat to clear lakes worldwide Blue waters, green bottoms: Benthic filamentous algal blooms are an emerging threat to clear lakes worldwide

Nearshore (littoral) habitats of clear lakes with high water quality are increasingly experiencing unexplained proliferations of filamentous algae that grow on submerged surfaces. These filamentous algal blooms (FABs) are sometimes associated with nutrient pollution in groundwater, but complex changes in climate, nutrient transport, lake hydrodynamics, and food web structure may also...
Authors
Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, Marianne V. Moore, Simon D. Stewart, Sudeep Chandra, Karen Atkins, Jill S. Baron, Keith Bouma-Gregson, Soren Brothers, Stephen Francoeur, Laurel Genzoli, Scott N. Higgins, Sabine Hilt, Leon R. Katona, David Kelly, Isabella Oleksy, Ted Ozersky, Mary Powel, Derek Roberts, Oleg Timoshkin, Flavia Tromboni, M. Jake Vander Zanden, Ekaterina Volkova, Sean Waters, Susanna A. Wood, Masumi Yamamuro
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

A more representative community of ecologists A more representative community of ecologists

Ecologists play a crucial role in providing solutions to the challenges facing the world. For most of the history of the field, however, the science of ecology has been pursued by white men, and increasingly, by white women. This lack of diversity is untenable today, not only because it is socially unjust, but also because solving environmental problems requires diversity. Ecology as a...
Authors
David S Schimel, Jill S. Baron
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center
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Marmots do not drink coffee: Human urine contributions to the nitrogen budget of a popular national park destination

Marmots do not drink coffee: Human urine contributions to the nitrogen budget of a popular national park destination

Nitrogen pollution in Rocky Mountain National Park has been monitored and tracked by USGS scientists for decades. Recently, stakeholders in the area...

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Recording Available for How to Develop Successful Synthesis Proposals for Submission to the John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis

Recording Available for How to Develop Successful Synthesis Proposals for Submission to the John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis

A recording of the webinar is available by contacting Jill Baron jill_baron@usgs.gov or Demi Bingham dbingham@usgs.gov.

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"How to Submit a Proposal" - Seminar Slides

"How to Submit a Proposal" - Seminar Slides

Dr. Jill Baron, co-Director of the Powell Center, presented a webinar on how to develop a strong proposal for 2022 Working Group consideration on...

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Seminar Dec 8th at 1 pm ET – Natural Capital Accounting: Results and Lessons Learned from Building Nature’s Value into National and Subnational Economic Accounts

Seminar Dec 8th at 1 pm ET – Natural Capital Accounting: Results and Lessons Learned from Building Nature’s Value into National and Subnational Economic Accounts

When: Tuesday December 8, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET

Who: Ken Bagstad (USGS Geosciences & Environmental Change Science Center), Carl Shapiro (USGS Science &...

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Stressed Mountain Lakes Enter Unprecedented Ecological States

Stressed Mountain Lakes Enter Unprecedented Ecological States

This article is part of the Fall 2020 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.

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Call for Proposals – John Wesley Powell Center

Call for Proposals – John Wesley Powell Center

The John Wesley Powell Center for Earth System Science Analysis and Synthesis fosters innovative thinking in Earth system science through...

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Water in a Mountain Stream in Nelson County Virginia

Western Mountain Initiative: Colorado

Mountain ecosystems of the western U.S. provide irreplaceable goods and services such as water, wood, biodiversity, and recreational opportunities, but their potential responses to anticipated climatic changes are poorly understood. The overarching objective of the Western Mountain Initiative (WMI) is to understand and predict the responses, emphasizing sensitivities, thresholds, resistance, and...
By
Fort Collins Science Center
Western Mountain Initiative: Colorado

Western Mountain Initiative: Colorado

Mountain ecosystems of the western U.S. provide irreplaceable goods and services such as water, wood, biodiversity, and recreational opportunities, but their potential responses to anticipated climatic changes are poorly understood. The overarching objective of the Western Mountain Initiative (WMI) is to understand and predict the responses, emphasizing sensitivities, thresholds, resistance, and...
Learn More

Paleoecological data from The Loch and Sky Pond, Rocky Mountain National Park Paleoecological data from The Loch and Sky Pond, Rocky Mountain National Park

Diatom taxonomy, carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values, and algal pigment data from lake sediment layers dating back to 1600 Common Era (CE) for Sky Pond and The Loch in Rocky Mountain National Park.
By
Fort Collins Science Center

Laboratory Incubation results from 2015 for bacterial cell counts, carbon use efficiency, growth efficiency, and dissolved organic matter chemistry from four glacier outflows and four rock glacier outflows in Colorado Laboratory Incubation results from 2015 for bacterial cell counts, carbon use efficiency, growth efficiency, and dissolved organic matter chemistry from four glacier outflows and four rock glacier outflows in Colorado

Bacterial Data include results of incubations of lakewater bacteria with dissolved organic matter extracted from Colorado glacier or rock glacier outflows in 2015. Cells were counted pre- and post- incubations. The "Counts" tab is the number of cells counted in each view of the microscope using the acridine orange method. "C Calculations" tab is the calculation of carbon as bacterial...
By
Fort Collins Science Center
No results found.
Filter Total Items: 213

Quality assurance report for Loch Vale Watershed, 2010–19 Quality assurance report for Loch Vale Watershed, 2010–19

The Loch Vale Watershed Research and Monitoring Program collects long-term datasets of ecological and biogeochemical parameters in Rocky Mountain National Park to support both (1) management of this protected area and (2) research into watershed-scale ecosystem processes as those processes respond to atmospheric deposition and climate variability. The program collects data on...
Authors
Timothy Weinmann, Jill S. Baron, Amanda Jayo
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Fort Collins Science Center

Identifying factors that affect mountain lake sensitivity to atmospheric nitrogen deposition across multiple scales Identifying factors that affect mountain lake sensitivity to atmospheric nitrogen deposition across multiple scales

Increased nitrogen (N) deposition rates over the past century have affected both North American and European mountain lake ecosystems. Ecological sensitivity of mountain lakes to N deposition varies, however, because chemical and biological responses are modulated by local watershed and lake properties. We evaluated predictors of mountain lake sensitivity to atmospheric N deposition...
Authors
Benjamin Burpee, Jasmine Saros, Leora Nanus, Jill S. Baron, Janice Brahney, Kyle Christianson, Taylor Gantz, Andi Heard, Beth Hundey, Karin Koinig, Jiri Kopacek, Katrina Moser, Koren Nydick, Isabella A. Oleksy, Steven Sadro, Ruben Sommaruga, Rolf Vinebrooke, Jason Williams
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Fort Collins Science Center

Persistent nitrate in alpine waters with changing atmospheric deposition and warming trends Persistent nitrate in alpine waters with changing atmospheric deposition and warming trends

Nitrate concentrations in high-elevation lakes of the Colorado Front Range remain elevated despite declining trends in atmospherically deposited nitrate since 2000. The current source of this elevated nitrate in surface waters remains elusive, given shifts in additional nitrogen sources via glacial inputs and atmospheric ammonium deposition. We present the complete isotopic composition...
Authors
Sydney C. Clark, Rebecca T. Barnes, Isabella A. Oleksy, Jill S. Baron, Meredith G. Hastings
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Maintaining momentum for collaborative working groups in a post-pandemic world Maintaining momentum for collaborative working groups in a post-pandemic world

Scientific progress depends in part on our ability to synthesize heterogeneous data and ideas into new models and paradigms. In environmental sciences, such synthesis has been particularly effective when conducted by collaborative working groups: diverse groups of researchers and practitioners brought together for a concentrated period of collaboration on key questions. Such work is...
Authors
Diane Srivastava, Marten Winter, Louis Gross, Jena Paul Metzger, Jill S. Baron, Nicolas Mouquet, Thomas Meagher, Ben Halpern, Valerio Pillar
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Blue waters, green bottoms: Benthic filamentous algal blooms are an emerging threat to clear lakes worldwide Blue waters, green bottoms: Benthic filamentous algal blooms are an emerging threat to clear lakes worldwide

Nearshore (littoral) habitats of clear lakes with high water quality are increasingly experiencing unexplained proliferations of filamentous algae that grow on submerged surfaces. These filamentous algal blooms (FABs) are sometimes associated with nutrient pollution in groundwater, but complex changes in climate, nutrient transport, lake hydrodynamics, and food web structure may also...
Authors
Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, Marianne V. Moore, Simon D. Stewart, Sudeep Chandra, Karen Atkins, Jill S. Baron, Keith Bouma-Gregson, Soren Brothers, Stephen Francoeur, Laurel Genzoli, Scott N. Higgins, Sabine Hilt, Leon R. Katona, David Kelly, Isabella Oleksy, Ted Ozersky, Mary Powel, Derek Roberts, Oleg Timoshkin, Flavia Tromboni, M. Jake Vander Zanden, Ekaterina Volkova, Sean Waters, Susanna A. Wood, Masumi Yamamuro
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

A more representative community of ecologists A more representative community of ecologists

Ecologists play a crucial role in providing solutions to the challenges facing the world. For most of the history of the field, however, the science of ecology has been pursued by white men, and increasingly, by white women. This lack of diversity is untenable today, not only because it is socially unjust, but also because solving environmental problems requires diversity. Ecology as a...
Authors
David S Schimel, Jill S. Baron
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center
Filter Total Items: 23
Marmots do not drink coffee: Human urine contributions to the nitrogen budget of a popular national park destination

Marmots do not drink coffee: Human urine contributions to the nitrogen budget of a popular national park destination

Nitrogen pollution in Rocky Mountain National Park has been monitored and tracked by USGS scientists for decades. Recently, stakeholders in the area...

Read Article
Recording Available for How to Develop Successful Synthesis Proposals for Submission to the John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis

Recording Available for How to Develop Successful Synthesis Proposals for Submission to the John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis

A recording of the webinar is available by contacting Jill Baron jill_baron@usgs.gov or Demi Bingham dbingham@usgs.gov.

Read Article
"How to Submit a Proposal" - Seminar Slides

"How to Submit a Proposal" - Seminar Slides

Dr. Jill Baron, co-Director of the Powell Center, presented a webinar on how to develop a strong proposal for 2022 Working Group consideration on...

Read Article
Seminar Dec 8th at 1 pm ET – Natural Capital Accounting: Results and Lessons Learned from Building Nature’s Value into National and Subnational Economic Accounts

Seminar Dec 8th at 1 pm ET – Natural Capital Accounting: Results and Lessons Learned from Building Nature’s Value into National and Subnational Economic Accounts

When: Tuesday December 8, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET

Who: Ken Bagstad (USGS Geosciences & Environmental Change Science Center), Carl Shapiro (USGS Science &...

Read Article
Stressed Mountain Lakes Enter Unprecedented Ecological States

Stressed Mountain Lakes Enter Unprecedented Ecological States

This article is part of the Fall 2020 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.

Read Article
Call for Proposals – John Wesley Powell Center

Call for Proposals – John Wesley Powell Center

The John Wesley Powell Center for Earth System Science Analysis and Synthesis fosters innovative thinking in Earth system science through...

Read Article

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