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montane ecosystem — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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montane ecosystem

Scope: landscape

Papers: 4 | Mentions: 4

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Knowledge graph centered on montane ecosystem with 70 nodes and 143 connections. Top connected: Delphinium, Spruce, Potentilla, Rushes, Erigeron.

Definition

Mountain ecosystem characterized by specific elevation, climate, and vegetation adapted to montane conditions

Related Terms (6)

montane meadowsubalpine meadowalpine communitiessubalpine ecosystemhigh-elevationmountain ecosystems

Publications (4)

Effects of Altitude on the Growth, Mortality, and Recruitment of Subalpine Tree Species in the West Elk Mountains of Colorado.

Abundance and Identification of Hymenopteran Parasitoids in Euphydryas gilletti

Investigating alpine plant community responses to simulated warming and dominant species removal at a low and high elevation in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

The depredation of Mountain White-crowned Sparrow (<i>Zonotrichia leucophyrys oriantha</i>) nests by the golden-mantled ground squirrel (<i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>) and long-tailed weasel (<i>Mustela frenata</i>)

2019The Wilson J. of Ornithologyframework

Related Concepts (10)

elevational gradients

framework3 shared papers

climate change experiments

methodology2 shared papers

plant functional groups

framework2 shared papers

species diversity

metric1 shared paper

competitive release

hypothesis1 shared paper

open-top chambers

methodology1 shared paper

aboveground primary productivity

measurement1 shared paper

meadow moisture gradient

phenomenon1 shared paper

dominant species removal

process1 shared paper

brood parasitism

process1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Engelmann spruce

Spruce

Picea engelmannii

Pinaceae2 papers

Pseudotsuga menzeisii

Pseudotsuga

Pinaceae2 papers

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Pinaceae2 papers

Douglas Fir

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae1 paper

Achillea millefolium

Asteraceae1 paper

lodgepole pine