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West Elk Mountains — RMBL Knowledge Commons
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West Elk Mountains
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Part of:
Rocky Mountains
Scale:
regional
Elevation range:
2700m – 4000m
Habitat:
mountainous region, mountainous terrain, subalpine mountain range, high alpine ponds, montane, montane and subalpine, montane ecosystem, mountain range, subalpine, high elevation mountains, alpine and subalpine, mountainous, alpine, mountainous systems, subalpine and montane, mountainous areas, wildflower, subalpine meadows, mountain elevational transects, subalpine forest, Alpine and subalpine plant communities, mountain region
Also known as:
Elk Mountains, Elk mountains, West Elk mountains, Mountains
Papers:
101 |
Mentions:
128
Child Places (20)
Cliff
study site
2900m
8 papers
Copper Creek drainage
watershed
3168m
2 papers
Crystal Pluton
named point
1 papers
East Beckwith Mountain
peak
3333m
1 papers
Gunsight Pass
study site
High site
study site
3300m
1 papers
Kebler Pass
study site
3086m
18 papers
Low site
study site
2900m
1 papers
Maroon Bells
peak
1 papers
Maroon Bells Wilderness
study site
4 papers
Mexican Cut Preserve
study site
3 papers
Mid site
study site
3150m
1 papers
Mt. Axtell
peak
3666m
1 papers
Mt. Bellview
peak
3545m
4 papers
Redwell Basin
watershed
4 papers
Treasure Mountain Dome
named point
3000m
1 papers
Washington Gulch
study site
3149m
75 papers
White Rock Mountain
peak
4128m
3 papers
White Rock Pluton
named point
1 papers
Whiterock Pluton
named point
1 papers
Publications (104)
article
Rare species do not disproportionately contribute to phylogenetic diversity in a subalpine plant community
2025
American Journal of Botany
primary study site
article
Matrix diffusion controls mountain hillslope groundwater ages and inferred storage dynamics
2025
Groundwater
reference location
article
Natural selection on floral volatiles and other traits can change with snowmelt timing and summer precipitation
2025
New Phytologist
mentioned
article
Quantifying the effect of petrogenic carbon on SOC turnover for two Rocky Mountain soils: when are petrogenic carbon corrections required?
2025
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
primary study site
article
Shorter seasonal snow cover poses a risk to solitary bee populations in a mountainous ecosystem
2025
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
primary study site
student_paper
Alpine plant spatial clumping modifies leaf surface temperature
2025
primary study site
student_paper
Best restoration practices: Do BDAs mimic inundation patterns of natural beaver dams?
2025
reference location
thesis
Datasets (20)
dataset
Range size and local abundance data for angiosperm communities across an elevation gradient, Rocky Mountain Biological Lab, 2021-2022
2025
study site
dataset
Raw soil carbon dioxide, moisture, and temperature data from a mixed conifer and aspen forest stands in the East River Watershed of Colorado June 2011-December 2021.
2023
study site
dataset
Mammalian herbivores restrict the altitudinal range limits of three alpine grass species
2023
study site
dataset
Strontium isotopic data from the Mount Emmons-Redwell area, Crested Butte, Colorado
2022
study site
dataset
Whole rock major, minor, and trace element geochemistry of the upper part of the Mount Emmons-Redwell porphyry molybdenum (Climax-type) deposit, Redwell Basin, Crested Butte, Colorado
2022
study site
dataset
Mammalian herbivores restrict the altitudinal range limits of three alpine grass species, West Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA 2015-2018
2021
study site
dataset
Environmental tracer data from surface water and groundwater samples collected in Redwell Basin near Crested Butte, Colorado, 2017-2019
2021
study site
dataset
Bee phenology is predicted by climatic variation and functional traits
Documents (4)
Document
Notice of Availability of the Draft Conservation Strategy for the Southern Rocky Mountain Population of the Boreal Toad for Review and Comment
1997
subject area
Document
Wetlands of the Crested Butte Region
1997
context
Document
Gunnison County Wilderness Alert
1990
reference area
Document
A Land Use Program for Colorado- A Report by the Colorado Land Use Commission
subject area
Species Studied Here
Bombus bifarius
Apidae
32 shared papers
Bombus
Apidae
31 shared papers
Bombus flavifrons
Apidae
30 shared papers
Bombus balteatus
Apidae
29 shared papers
Bombus terrestris
Apidae
29 shared papers
Bombus impatiens
Apidae
29 shared papers
Bombus
Apidae
27 shared papers
Bombus vagans
Apidae
26 shared papers
Bombus sylvicola
Apidae
26 shared papers
Delphinium barbeyi
Ranunculaceae
24 shared papers
The impacts of environmental change on plant and microbial communities: A turf transplant experiment in the Colorado Rocky Mountains
2025
primary study site
article
Intraspecific body size variation across distributional moments reveals trait filtering processes
2024
Journal of Animal Ecology
primary study site
article
Climate mediates the trade-offs associated with phenotypic plasticity in an amphibian polyphenism
2024
Journal of Animal Ecology
primary study site
student_paper
The Impact of Delphinium nuttallianum and Ipomopsis aggregata Phenology on Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) Visitation Patterns
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
Comparing floral morphology and inflorescence structure of Lupins argenteus and L. bakeri in sympatry and allopatry
2024
primary study site
student_paper
Fit or Unlit: using quantum dots to investigate the effects of a floricolous yeast and nectar robbing on male fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata
2024
primary study site
student_paper
The Impact of Delphinium nuttallianum and Ipomopsis aggregata Phenology on Broad tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) Visitation Patterns
2024
reference location
thesis
Phenological drivers and consequences for solitary bees
2024
primary study site
article
Intraspecific body size variation across distributional moments reveals trait filtering processes
2024
Journal of Animal Ecology
primary study site
article
The hole truth: why do bumble bees rob flowers more than once?
2024
Plants
mentioned
article
The hole truth: why do bumble bees rob flowers more than once?
2024
Plants
primary study site
article
Contrasting short-and long-term outcomes of pairwise interactions between caddisflies at a hydrologically heterogeneous range margin
2023
Freshwater Biology
primary study site
student_paper
Limnephilus externus Case Grazing
2023
primary study site
student_paper
Effects of Altitude on the Growth, Mortality, and Recruitment of Subalpine Tree Species in the West Elk Mountains of Colorado.
2023
primary study site
student_paper
Determining pollinator behavior differences bumblebees and flies.
2023
referenced
student_paper
Host specificity of hemiparasitic Castilleja and its influence on plant community diversity.
2023
primary study site
student_paper
Effects of warming, dominant species removal, and accelerated snowmelt on aboveground plant traits in the Colorado Rocky Mountains
2023
reference location
article
Consequences of climate-induced range expansions on multiple ecosystem functions
2023
Communications Biology
primary study site
article
The role of environmental variation in mediating fitness trade-offs for an amphibian polyphenism
2023
Journal of Animal Ecology
primary study site
article
Evaluating 3 decades of precipitation in the Upper Colorado River basin from a high-resolution regional climate model
2023
Geoscientific Model Development
mentioned
article
Predators balance consequences of climate-change-induced habitat shifts for range-shifting and resident species
2022
Journal of Animal Ecology
mentioned
article
Phenotypic plasticity and selection on leaf traits in response to snowmelt timing and summer precipitation
2022
New Phytologist
reference location
student_paper
Effects of Environmental Pond Drying Cues on
Asynarchus nigriculus
Cannibalism Rates
2022
primary study site
article
Mammalian herbivores restrict the altitudinal range limits of alpine plants
2021
Ecology Letters
primary study site
article
Direct Observation of the Depth of Active Groundwater Circulation in an Alpine Watershed
2021
Water Resources Research
reference location
student_paper
Testing how density affects caddisfly distribution along a detritus quality gradient
2021
primary study site
student_paper
Temperature Selection in the Arizona Tiger Salamander (
Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum
)
2021
primary study site
student_paper
Effects of high temperature and early snowmelt on floral morphology and volatile organic compounds in
Ipomopsis aggregata
2021
referenced
thesis
Effects of early snowmelt on plant phenophase timing and duration across an elevation gradient
2021
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
article
Meanders as a scaling motif for understanding of floodplain soil microbiome and biogeochemical potential at the watershed scale
2021
Microbiome
mentioned
article
Animal-Driven Nutrient Supply Declines Relative to Ecosystem Nutrient Demand Along a Pond Hydroperiod Gradient
2021
Ecosystems
reference location
article
Elevation alters outcome of competition between resident and range shifting species
2020
Global Change Biology. doi 10.1111/gcb.15401
primary study site
article
Birds Perceive More Intraspecific Color Variation in Bird-Pollinated Than Bee-Pollinated Flowers
2020
Frontiers in Plant Science. doi 10.3389/fpls.2020.590347
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
primary study site
student_paper
The Thermal History of Mount Lamborn in Colorado’s West Elk Mountains using Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology
2020
primary study site
student_paper
Morph- and sex-specific differences in corticosterone of Arizona tiger salamanders (
Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum
)
2020
reference location
article
Biogeochemical characteristics and hydroperiod affect carbon dioxide flux rates from exposed high-elevation pond sediments
2020
Limnology and Oceanography
primary study site
article
Nonconsumptive effects of Brook Trout predators reduce secondary production of mayfly prey
2020
Freshwater Science
reference location
article
The Snowmelt Niche Differentiates Three Microbial Life Strategies That Influence Soil Nitrogen Availability During and After Winter
2020
Frontiers in Microbiology. doi 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00871
mentioned
student_paper
Intraspecific flower color variation along elevation gradients
2019
reference location
article
Carbon Dioxide Concentrations and Efflux from Permanent, Semi-Permanent, and Temporary Subalpine Ponds
2019
Wetlands
primary study site
article
From Grain to Floodplain: Evaluating heterogeneity of floodplain hydrostatigraphy using sedimentology, geophysics, and remote sensing.
2019
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
reference location
article
Pre- and post-ingestive defenses affect larval feeding on a lethal invasive host plant
2019
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
mentioned
article
Role of animal detritivores in the breakdown of emergent plant detrius in temporary ponds
2018
Freshwater Science
reference location
article
Consistent shifts in pollinator-relevant floral coloration along a Rocky Mountain elevation gradient
2018
Journal of Ecology
primary study site
article
Why are some plant-nectar robber interactions commensalisms?
2018
Oikos
mentioned
article
Why are some plant-nectar robber interactions commensalisms?
2018
Oikos
primary study site
student_paper
The effect of surrounding bloom color on pan trap success in sampling Rocky Mountain bees
2018
primary study site
article
Aboveground resilience to species loss but belowground resistance to nitrogen addition in a montane plant community
2017
Journal of Plant Ecology
primary study site
article
Intraspecific variation in traits reduces ability of trait-based models to predict community structure
2017
Journal of Vegetation Science
primary study site
student_paper
Constraining the Timing of River Incision in the Upper Colorado Drainage Basin Using Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology in the Elk Mountains, Western Colorado
2017
comparison site
student_paper
Examining Spatial Patterns of Exhumation in Colorado’s Elk Mountains During the Late Miocene Using Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology
2017
primary study site
student_paper
Constraining the Timing of River Incision in the Upper Colorado Drainage Basin Using Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology in the Elk Mountains, Western Colorado
2017
primary study site
student_paper
Impacts of Historical Hydroperiod on Bird Predation of Emergent Aquatic Insects
2017
mentioned
student_paper
The Changing Floral Color Landscape Across an Alpine Elevation Gradient
2016
primary study site
article
Reconstruction and spatial analysis of alpine treeline in the Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA
2016
Physical Geography
primary study site
student_paper
Understanding how leaf endophytes are affected by climate change: Examining fungi in grass species with warming
2016
reference location
article
The effect of repeated, lethal sampling on wild bee abundance and diversity
2015
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
primary study site
student_paper
Direct and Indirect Consequences of Climate Change on Net Ecosystem Exchange.
2015
primary study site
article
Coyotes, deer, and wildflowers: diverse evidence points to a trophic cascade
2014
Naturwissenschaften
primary study site
student_paper
Aboveground and belowground traits of dominant and sub-dominant species along an elevational gradient.
2014
reference location
student_paper
Does infection by endophytic bacteria influence plant susceptibility to herbivory in nature?
2013
mentioned
student_paper
How does altered phenology affect pollination and reproduction of
Delphinium nuttallianum
?
2013
primary study site
chapter
Phenology: An Integrative Environmental Science
2013
primary study site
student_paper
How do above and belowground grass-fungus symbioses change over elevational gradients in mountainous Colorado?
2012
primary study site
article
A single climate driver has direct and indirect effects on insect population dynamics
2012
Ecology Letters
primary study site
student_paper
Spatial distribution of mule deer (
Odocoileus hemionus
): Effects of plant palatability and habitat structure
2011
primary study site
student_paper
The effects of climate change on plant traits and fruiting phenology of
Delphinium nuttallianum
.
2011
primary study site
article
Phylogenetic distance can predict susceptibility to attack by natural enemies
2011
Oikos
mentioned
article
Activity and abundance of bumble bees near Crested Butte, CO: diel, seasonal, and elevation effects
2011
Ecological Entomology
primary study site
article
An examination of synchrony between insect emergence and flowering in Rocky Mountain meadows
2011
Ecological Monographs
primary study site
article
Reinforcing abiotic and biotic time constraints facilitate the broad distribution of a generalist with fixed traits
2010
Ecology
primary study site
student_paper
The effect of an introduced predator scent on mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) browsing activities in meadow habitats in Gothic, Colorado
2010
primary study site
student_paper
From brown to green: how does caddisfly detritus processing affect the growth of invertebrate algal grazers
2009
primary study site
student_paper
Environmental forces drive morphological variation in an alpine annual plant
2009
reference location
student_paper
Effects of nectar robbing on pollen deposition and hummingbird-pollinator behavior in
Ipomopsis aggregata
2009
mentioned
student_paper
Time budget of yellow-bellied marmots at high and low elevations
2008
reference location
student_paper
The effects of altitude on the life history characteristics of yellow-bellied marmots
(Marmota flaviventris)
2007
primary study site
article
Rock glaciers in Central Colorado, U.S.A., as indicators of Holocene climate change
2007
Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research
primary study site
article
A comparative study of the cost of alternative mayfly oviposition behaviors.
2007
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
mentioned
article
Foraging tactics in alternative heterochronic salamander morphs: trophic quality of ponds matters more than water permanency
2007
Freshwater Biology
primary study site
student_paper
Nectar robbing patterns in Ipomopsis aggregata and Linaria vulgaris
2006
primary study site
student_paper
Patterns of biodiversity in sub-alpine wetlands
2006
reference location
student_paper
Are native bees picky enough? The effect of an invasive plant,
Linaria vulgaris
, on the foraging of native bee pollinators
2006
primary study site
student_paper
Nectar robbing in Ipomopsis aggregata: does high nectar production confer tolerance?
2005
primary study site
student_paper
DOES LINARIA VULGARIS, AN INVASIVE, INTERFERE WITH THE POLLINATION OF THE NATIVE SPECIES, POTENTILLA PULCHERRIMA?
2004
reference location
article
The dual role of floral traits: pollinator attraction and plant defense
2004
Ecology
primary study site
article
Impact of nectar robbing on estimates of pollen flow: conceptual predictions and emperical outcomes
2003
Ecology
primary study site
article
Environmental influences on the phenology and abundance of flowering by
Androsace septentrionalis
(Primulaceae)
2003
American Journal of Botany
primary study site
other
Drosera rotundifolia
monitoring protocol
2001
reference location
article
Consequences of nectar robbing for realized male function in a hummingbird-pollinated plant
2000
Ecology
primary study site
article
Nectar Robbing in
Ipomopsis aggregata
: Effects on Pollinator Behavior and Plant Fitness
1998
Oecologia
primary study site
article
Growth and foraging consequences of facultative paedomorphosis in the tiger salamander,
Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum
1996
Evolutionary Ecology
mentioned
article
Vascular Plants of the Gothic Area
1993
mentioned
article
Fluctuation in a Rocky Mountain population of salamanders: anthropogenic acidification or natural variation?
1992
Journal of Herpetology
mentioned
2021
study site
dataset
Mammalian herbivores restrict the altitudinal range limits of three alpine grass species, West Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA 2015-2018
2021
study site
dataset
Mammalian herbivores restrict the altitudinal range limits of three alpine grass species (transplant and herbivore exclusion experiment and demographic data from natural populations), West Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA 2015-2018
2021
study site
dataset
Hydrologic and geophysical data from high-elevation boreholes in Redwell Basin near Crested Butte, Colorado
2021
study site
dataset
Mammalian herbivores restrict the altitudinal range limits of three alpine grass species, West Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA 2015-2018
2021
study site
dataset
Mammalian herbivores restrict the altitudinal range limits of three alpine grass species, West Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA 2015-2018
2021
study site
dataset
Mammalian herbivores restrict the altitudinal range limits of three alpine grass species (transplant and herbivore exclusion experiment and demographic data from natural populations), West Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA 2015-2018
2021
study site
dataset
Hydrologic monitoring data
2020
study site
dataset
Hydraulic test data
2020
study site
dataset
Lupine alkaloid data
2019
study site
dataset
Heiling.et.al.Oikos.2018.data
2018
study site
dataset
Population matrix models for Frasera speciosa from 1974 to 2008
2011
study site
dataset
Population matrix models for Frasera speciosa from 1974 to 2008
2011
study site