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Gunnison National Forest — RMBL Knowledge Commons
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Gunnison National Forest
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Part of:
Colorado
Scale:
regional
Coordinates:
38.9787, -107.0421
Elevation:
3540m
Habitat:
subalpine, montane forest, subalpine forest, montane to alpine zones, subalpine meadow, aspen forest, national forest, forest, alpine tundra, heterogeneous mosaic of Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir forests, aspen forests, and subalpine meadows, aspen-conifer forests, subalpine meadows, high montane, subalpine and alpine streams, subalpine forests and meadows, montane and subalpine meadow, conifer forest
Also known as:
Gunnison national forest
Papers:
70 |
Mentions:
137
Child Places (29)
Almont Triangle management area
study site
2700m
1 papers
Avery
study site
3290m
14 papers
Barr Meadow
meadow
1 papers
Bellview
study site
3535m
7 papers
Bellview Bench
study site
3139m
4 papers
Ben-1ha
study site
1 papers
Burke
study site
1 papers
Deer Creek
study site
3037m
8 papers
Fossil Ridge Recreation Management Area
blm land
Fossil Ridge WSA
wilderness area
Gothic Town
study site
2878m
11 papers
Gunnison Ranger District
region
Jolanta-1
study site
1 papers
Jolanta-2
study site
1 papers
Jolanta-3
study site
1 papers
Jolanta-4
study site
1 papers
Mount Baldy
peak
7 papers
Mt. Baldy Demography Site
study site
1 papers
NFSR 711
blm land
Peak Avery
peak
3200m
Peak Cinnamon
peak
3200m
Peak Treasury
peak
3200m
Porphyry Basin
valley
Queen Basin
valley
2 papers
Robin Redbreast Unpatented Lode Claim
mine
Rustler's Gulch
study site
2988m
18 papers
Sapinero Guard Station
ranch
Stevens Gulch
valley
Sylvester Gulch
valley
Publications (70)
student_paper
Best restoration practices: Do BDAs mimic inundation patterns of natural beaver dams?
2025
reference location
student_paper
The effects of snowmelt date, soil moisture, and precipitation on nectar and floral morphology of Ipomopsis
2025
primary study site
student_paper
Alpine plant spatial clumping modifies leaf surface temperature
2025
primary study site
student_paper
Temperature and relative humidity effects on nectar quantity, nectar quality, and plant-pollinator interactions
2025
primary study site
student_paper
Alpine plants of Mt. Baldy: modeling phenology and documenting biodiversity
2025
primary study site
article
Predicting the contribution of single trait evolution to rescuing a plant population from demographic impacts of climate change
2025
Evolution Letters
primary study site
article
Relaxation of the leaf economics spectrum within and across quaking aspen Populus tremuloides genotypes
2025
Oikos
primary study site
article
Temperature influences pollinators' choice of floral partners independently of community composition
Datasets (21)
dataset
Forage Resources in Warming and Removal Plots, Almont, CO, 2019
2026
study site
dataset
Data for: Predicting the contribution of single trait evolution to rescuing a plant population from demographic impacts of climate change
2025
study site
dataset
The impact of warming on peak-season ecosystem carbon uptake is influenced by dominant species in warmer sites
2025
study site
dataset
Experimental test of the combined effects of water availability and flowering time on pollinator visitation and seed set
2023
study site
dataset
Pollinator visitation rate and effectiveness vary with flowering phenology
2021
study site
dataset
Why are some plant—nectar robber interactions commensalisms?
2021
study site
dataset
Chemical and geophysical data collected along Oh-be-joyful Creek, Gunnison National Forest, Colorado
2021
study site
dataset
Thermal infrared and photogrammetric data collected by small unoccupied aircraft system for hydrogeologic analysis of Oh-be-joyful Creek, Gunnison National Forest, Colorado, August 2017
2021
study site
Documents (46)
Document
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx
2024
subject area
Document
Final Record of Decision for the Revised Land Management Plan for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests
2024
subject area
Document
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Uncompahgre Field Office Approved Resource Management Plan, Colorado
2020
affected area
Document
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests; Colorado; Revision of the Land and Resource Management Plan for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests
2018
subject area
Document
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests; Colorado; Revision of the Land and Resource Management Plan for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
2018
subject area
Document
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests; Delta, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa, Montrose, Ouray, Saguache and San Miguel Counties; Colorado; Assessment Report of Ecological, Social and Economic Conditions, Trends and Sustainability for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
2017
subject area
Document
Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Colorado
2016
Species Studied Here
Engelmann Spruce
Pinaceae
30 shared papers
Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra
Salicaceae
24 shared papers
Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee
Apidae
23 shared papers
Golden-belted Bumble Bee
Apidae
23 shared papers
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Apidae
23 shared papers
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
Apidae
23 shared papers
Two-form Bumble Bee
Apidae
23 shared papers
Bumble Bees
Apidae
23 shared papers
Barbey's Larkspur
Ranunculaceae
21 shared papers
Nuttall's Larkspur
Ranunculaceae
21 shared papers
2025
Journal of Animal Ecology
mentioned
article
Legacy effects and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi of Linaria vulgaris invasion in Colorado and Illinois, USA
2025
Invasive Plant Science and Management
mentioned
article
Effects of experimental warming on floral scent, display and rewards in two subalpine herbs
2025
Annals of Botany
primary study site
student_paper
How do Bombus appositus and Bombus bifarius worker tongue lengths vary within a season?
2024
primary study site
student_paper
Effects of Temperature and Competitor Abundance on Bumble Bee Foraging
2024
reference location
student_paper
Aquatic invertebrate communities in old, new, and re-formed beaver ponds in the Trail Creek watershed
2024
primary study site
student_paper
Impact of Decreased Flower Attractiveness on Pollinator Visitation Rates and Pollinator Community Composition
2024
primary study site
thesis
Biotic and abiotic drivers of plant-pollinator interaction rewiring
2023
primary study site
article
Community context mediates effects of pollinator loss on seed production
2023
Ecosphere
primary study site
student_paper
How beaver pond age affects aquatic invertebrates
2023
mentioned
student_paper
Dynamics of male inconstancy in
Valeriana edulis
in the abiotic and mating environment
2022
primary study site
article
Hibernation slows epigenetic ageing in yellow-bellied marmots
2022
Nature Ecology & Evolution
mentioned
article
Snow melt timing acts independently and in conjunction with temperature accumulation to drive subalpine plant phenology
2021
Global Change Biology
primary study site
article
Shifting macroecological patterns and static theory failure in a stressed alpine plant community
2021
Ecosphere
primary study site
article
Nectar addition changes pollinator behavior but not plant reproduction in pollen rewarding
Lupinus argenteus
2021
American Journal of Botany
primary study site
student_paper
Tracing phenology trends in time and space using herbarium data and citizen science observations in western Colorado
2020
primary study site
student_paper
Using Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology to Determine Exhumation Rates and the Topographical History of the Elk Mountains Ph.D
2020
reference location
article
Pollinator visitation rate and effectiveness vary with flowering phenology
2020
American Journal of Botany
primary study site
article
Remote sensing of ploidy level in quaking aspen (
Populus tremuloides
Michx.)
2020
Journal of Ecology
primary study site
student_paper
Does the seedbank reflect the composition of the metacommunity for alpine plants?
2019
primary study site
student_paper
Mapping the range shifts of East River Valley caddisflies
(Trichoptera)
2019
secondary site
article
Early snowmelt projected to cause population decline in a subalpine plant
2019
PNAS
mentioned
article
The depredation of Mountain White-crowned Sparrow (
Zonotrichia leucophyrys oriantha
) nests by the golden-mantled ground squirrel (
Callospermophilus lateralis
) and long-tailed weasel (
Mustela frenata
)
2019
The Wilson J. of Ornithology
primary study site
student_paper
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Coexistence in Closely Related
Rhyacophila
(Trichoptera) Species
2018
primary study site
article
Microenvironment and functional-trait context dependence predict plant community dynamics
2018
Journal of Ecology
primary study site
article
Clines in traits compared over two decades in a plant hybrid zone
2018
Annals of Botany
primary study site
student_paper
Effects of Light Availability on Aspen Understory Species
2018
primary study site
student_paper
Can Variation of Insect Populations Affect Mountain White-crowned Sparrow Daily Nest Survival?
2018
primary study site
student_paper
The Effects of Declining Aspen Forest Health on Rocky Mountain Birds
2018
primary study site
student_paper
The Effect of Climate Change on Plant Communities in the Rocky Mountains: How floral traits differ along an elevational gradient and in reciprocally transplanted communities
2018
reference location
student_paper
Effect of blood parasites on secondary sexual characteristics and morphology in mountain white-crowned sparrows
2018
primary study site
student_paper
Factors that affect territory size in Mountain White-Crowned Sparrows (
Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha
)
2017
primary study site
student_paper
A Comparative Analysis of Saxicolous Lichen Diversity and Cover along an Elevation Gradient on Talus Slopes in Gunnison National Forest to Infer Possible Climate Change Effects
2017
primary study site
student_paper
Native ant (
Formica rufa, Formica fusca
),
Nicrophorus spp.
interactions at small mammal carcass resources in the southern Rocky Mountains, Gunnison National Forest, Colorado.
2017
primary study site
student_paper
The maintenance of flower colour polymorphism in self-pollinating
Boechera stricta
2017
primary study site
student_paper
Does bumble bee (
Bombus spp.
) diet breadth vary with differences in floral resource abundance?
2017
primary study site
student_paper
Do the differing pollen foraging strategies of
Megachile sp.
and
Bombus spp.
result in differing pollen removal and deposition rates in
Lupinus bakeri
?
2017
primary study site
student_paper
Effects of
Didymosphenia germinata
on American Dipper (
Cinclus mexicanus
) Territory Size
2017
primary study site
student_paper
Assessing pollinators’ contribution to the reproductive success of
Mertensia ciliata
2016
mentioned
student_paper
Mysteries of road dust: Does road dust influence flower lifespan in scarlet gilia?
2016
primary study site
student_paper
The Effects of Nest-Site Selection and Microclimate on Nest Survival in Sparrows of High Elevation
2016
primary study site
article
Heterospecific pollen deposition in
Delphinium barbeyi
: linking stigmatic pollen loads to reproductive output in the field
2016
Annals of Botany
primary study site
article
Reconstruction and spatial analysis of alpine treeline in the Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA
2016
Physical Geography
reference location
student_paper
Environmental Correlates and Fitness Consequences of a Flower Color Polymorphism in Boechera stricta.
2015
primary study site
student_paper
The Impact of Primary and Secondary Robbing on Hummingbird Pollination.
2014
reference location
article
Empirical tests of withinâ€and acrossâ€species energetics in a diverse plant community
2014
Ecology
primary study site
student_paper
Patterns of ectoparasite prevalence in the mountain white-crowned sparrow,
Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha
2013
primary study site
student_paper
Spatial variation in bee abundance and diversity across southern Rocky Mountain habitats
2013
primary study site
student_paper
Fitness costs of the aphid endosymbiont,
Hamiltonella defensa
2010
primary study site
student_paper
Willow branch selection by the red-naped sapsucker (
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
): The effects of branch characteristics on foraging behavior in Gothic, CO
2010
reference location
student_paper
Attributes of mountain bluebird cavity nests
2009
primary study site
student_paper
Variation in host plant sex mediates ant-aphid interactions
2009
primary study site
student_paper
Nest site selection by a secondary cavity-nesting species, the mountain bluebird
2009
primary study site
student_paper
Environmental forces drive morphological variation in an alpine annual plant
2009
primary study site
article
Insect herbivore stoichiometry: the relative importance of host plants and ant mutualists
2008
Ecological Entomology
primary study site
student_paper
Seasonal reproductive potential and iteroparity of the burying beetle (Coleoptera: Silphidae)
2008
secondary site
article
Ant-aphid interactions: are ants friends, enemies, or both?
2007
Annals of the Entomological Society of America
primary study site
student_paper
The Effects of Soil Nitrogen Availability on Plant Reproduction and Solitary Bee Behavior
2006
primary study site
student_paper
Effects of climate change on growth and seedling establishment of young lodgepole pine
2005
primary study site
student_paper
What is the nature of the ant-aphid relationship?
2004
primary study site
student_paper
Avian Diversity in Aspen and Conifer Forests :
2004
primary study site
article
The relationship between the distribution of worker sizes and new worker production in the ant Formica neorufibarbis
2002
Oecologia
reference location
article
Mountain mosquitoes of the Gothic, Colorado area
1966
American Midland Naturalist
primary study site
dataset
Data for Lynn et al. “Soil microbes that may accompany climate warming increase alpine plant production”
2020
study site
dataset
Plant census and microenvironment dataset from Mt. Baldy, Colorado, USA, 2014-2017
2020
study site
dataset
Heiling.et.al.Oikos.2018.data
2018
study site
dataset
Appendix 4 (CSV)
2018
study site
dataset
Appendix 4 Metadata (CSV)
2018
study site
dataset
Appendix 3 (CSV)
2018
study site
dataset
Appendix 3 Metadata (CSV)
2018
study site
dataset
Appendix 2 (CSV)
2018
study site
dataset
Appendix 2 Metadata (CSV)
2018
study site
dataset
Appendix 1 (GRI)
2018
study site
dataset
Appendix 1 Metadata (CSV)
2018
study site
dataset
Appendix 1 (GRD)
2018
study site
dataset
Data from: Microenvironment and functional-trait context dependence predict alpine plant community dynamics
2018
study site
subject area
Document
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests; Colorado; Federal Coal Lease Modifications COC-1362 & COC-67232
2016
jurisdiction
Document
Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Colorado
2015
subject area
Document
Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Colorado
2015
subject area
Document
Spruce Beetle Epidemic and Aspen Decline Management Response; Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (GMUG), Colorado
2013
subject area
Document
Annual List of Newspapers Used for Publication of Legal Notice of Decisions Appealable Under 36 CFR Part 215 or Subject to the Objection Process at 36 CFR 218 for the Rocky Mountain Region; Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas
2013
subject area
Document
Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the National Forests in Colorado
2012
subject area
Document
Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the National Forests in Colorado
2008
subject area
Document
Gunnison Basin Federal Lands Travel Management Plan
2007
subject area
Document
Proposed Land Management Plan Availability and 90-Day Comment Period Commencement
2007
subject area
Document
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Listing Determination for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse as Threatened or Endangered
2006
affected area
Document
Colorado: Filing of Plats of Survey
2006
subject area
Document
Public Land Order No. 7647; Revocation of 2 Secretarial Orders and 15 Executive Orders; Colorado
2005
affected area
Document
Revision of Land Management Plan, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Located In West-Central Colorado
2005
subject area
Document
Notice of Public Hearing and Request for Comments on the Environmental Impact Statement, Maximum Economic Recovery Report, and Fair Market Value; Application for Competitive Coal Lease COC 67232; Colorado
2005
subject area
Document
Public Land Order No. 7520; Revocation of Executive Order No. 1405; Colorado
2002
subject area
Document
Supplemental to Final Environmental Impact Statement for Uncompahgre National Forest Travel Plan; Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests; Montrose, Gunnison, Mesa, San Miguel, Ouray, Hinsdale, and San Juan Counties, Colorado
2000
subject area
Document
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for Amendments to the Gunnison and Uncompahgre Resource Management Plans Regarding Cross-Country Travel by Off Highway Vehicles and Mountain Bikes; 30-Day Scoping Period Announced
2000
affected area
Document
Gunnison National Forest Proposed Interim Travel Management Restriction Questions and Answers
2000
subject area
Document
Revised Land and Resource Management Plan, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, Gunnison National Forests, CO
1999
subject area
Document
Notice of Intent
1999
affected area
Document
Proposed Withdrawal: Opportunity for Public Meeting; Colorado
1998
project site
Document
Record of Decision, Final Supplement to the Final 1992 Environmental Impact Statement TransColorado Gas Transmission Project; Colorado and New Mexico
1998
affected area
Document
Notice of Availability of the Final Supplement to the 1992 Final Environmental Impact Statement for a TransColorado Gas Transmission Project; Colorado and New Mexico
1998
affected area
Document
Rocky Mountain Region Environmental Impact Statement for Sheep Flats Diversity Unit Timber Sales, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Mesa County, Colorado
1997
jurisdiction
Document
Rock Mountain Region; Environmental Impact Statement for Uncompahgre National Forest Travel Plan; Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests; Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan and San Miguel Counties, Colorado
1997
subject area
Document
Letter to Editor General Comments on the Reconstruction of Colorado Forest Highway 59 Environmental Analysis
1997
reference area
Document
Letter to Federal Highway Administration: Official Position of Gunnison County Board of County Commissioners
1997
jurisdiction
Document
Rocky Mountain Region; Environmental Impact Statement for the Stevens Gulch Road and Related Timber Sales, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Delta County, CO
1996
subject area
Document
Rocky Mountain Region: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Eastern Wyoming; Legal Notice of the Opportunity to Comment on Certain Proposed Actions and of Decisions Subject to Notice and Comment
1995
jurisdiction
Document
Gunnison Fact Sheet
1995
subject area
Document
Gunnison County Stockgrowers 1894-1994
1994
affected area
Document
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 2)- Part 3
1994
affected area
Document
Mount Emmons Mining Project Environmental Impact Statement Ch. 3 & 4
1982
jurisdiction
Document
Letters from RMBL about Mt. Emmons
1977
jurisdiction
Document
Gunnison County Planning Planning Commission Mapping Project
1974
reference area
Document
Gunnison Recreation Project Senior Thesis Project, Design 401
1974
reference area
Document
Gunnison National Forest Timber Management Plan
1974
subject area
Document
Gunnison National Forest Unroaded Areas 1972
1972
subject area
Document
Mount Emmons Environmental Impact Statement
subject area