Knowledge Neighborhoods

Integrates genomic research, historical fire ecology, and nest success studies with conservation agreements and wildlife habitat policy to address the survival of the imperiled Gunnison sage-grouse in western Colorado.

Integrates long-term demographic monitoring, integral projection models, and pollination ecology to understand how climate variability — including lagged and dormant-season effects — shapes population vital rates in alpine plants and insect communities.

Examines how cytotype variation and genotypic diversity in quaking aspen shape physiological responses to drought and climate, combining flow cytometry, hyperspectral remote sensing, and field campaigns across Colorado study sites.

Examines how mule deer browsing, predator-induced fear responses, and herbivory shape plant communities in and around the Gothic meadow landscape, including effects on aspen and wildflowers like Aquilegia coerulea.

Connects scientific surveys of rare wetland-dependent species — including dragonflies, ciliates, carnivorous plants, and tiger salamanders — with conservation advocacy around iron fens and other sensitive aquatic habitats in the Gunnison Basin and Colorado high country.

Explores distributed microphone array systems and acoustic localization methods for non-invasive wildlife monitoring, connecting sensor network engineering with ecological field applications.

Uses the giant stonefly (Pteronarcys californica) as a biological indicator of cadmium and molybdenum availability in high-altitude Colorado river systems, connecting classical bioaccumulation research with water quality standards and emerging plasma-based purification technologies.