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Virginia Basin
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Part of:
Elk range
Scale:
site
Coordinates:
38.9583, -106.9881
Elevation:
3500m
Habitat:
alpine, talus slopes, subalpine meadow, montane meadow, high elevation alpine, high-elevation zone, sub-alpine meadow, subalpine meadows, subalpine environment, alpine basin, alpine meadow, meadow, subalpine to montane, dry meadow, alpine meadow near creek, streamside meadow and adjacent spruce forest patch, subalpine
Also known as:
Virginia basin, Upper Virginia Basin, Lower Virginia Basin
Papers:
56 |
Mentions:
61
Publications (56)
student_paper
How does climate change affect the decline of an alpine plant population?
2026
primary study site
student_paper
Abiotic influences on intraspecific trait variation in montane species with varied life histories
2026
primary study site
student_paper
Functional morphology of pollen capture in Syrphid flies (Diptera syrphidae): The effects of pile density and body region
2025
primary study site
student_paper
Plant-Pollinator Interactions between Erigeron speciosus and Heterotheca villosa in Virginia Basin
2024
primary study site
student_paper
The effects of elevation on flower abundance and pollinator visits on Helianthella quinquenervis
2024
primary study site
student_paper
How season length and diet breadth limit mason bee success across an elevational gradient
2023
primary study site
student_paper
Investigating the Effect of Drought on Floral Traits Mediating Pollinator Interactions
2023
primary study site
thesis
The causes and consequences of pollen defence
2023
study site
article
Supporting advancement in weather and water prediction in the upper Colorado River Basin: The SPLASH campaign
2023
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
study site
student_paper
Elevation Does Not Predict Density Dependent Population Dynamics in Valeriana edulis
2023
primary study site
student_paper
Effects of Temperature on Voltinism in Subalpine Potter Wasps (Vespidae: Eumeninae)
2022
secondary site
student_paper
Temporal variation in high elevation plant-pollinator communities
2022
primary study site
student_paper
Dynamics of male inconstancy in
Valeriana edulis
in the abiotic and mating environment
2022
primary study site
student_paper
Comparative study on pollinator visits to high elevation plant communities in Virginia Basin, Gothic, Colorado
2021
primary study site
student_paper
Impacts of brood parasites, floral abundance, and bee age on maternal investment in a solitary bee,
Osmia iridis
2021
secondary site
student_paper
Pollination Preferences of
Geranium richardsonii
Between Bee and Fly Species at High and Low Elevations
2021
primary study site
student_paper
The effects of drought on subalpine floral community diversity
2021
primary study site
student_paper
Observing pollinator trait variation in relation to niche breadth in seasons of high and low precipitation
2019
primary study site
student_paper
Intraspecific flower color variation along elevation gradients
2019
secondary site
student_paper
Trap behavior of
Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha
at different elevations in the West Elk Mountains, Colorado
2019
primary study site
thesis
How vulnerable are pollen-specialist solitary bees to temperature-mediated shifts in the timing of food availability?
2019
study site
article
Reproductive losses due to climate change? Induced earlier flowering are not the primary threat to plant population viability in a perennial herb
2019
Journal of Ecology
primary study site
student_paper
Surveying historical patterns in vegetation change (1929-2019) in the upper East River Valley using RMBL's archival herbarium records
2019
primary study site
student_paper
Impacts of drought gradient on pollen limitation in flowers in dry subalpine meadows
2018
primary study site
student_paper
Effect of blood parasites on secondary sexual characteristics and morphology in mountain white-crowned sparrows
2018
primary study site
student_paper
Comparing Plant-Pollinator Network Structure between Drought and Non-Drought Years
2018
primary study site
student_paper
Nesting Preferences of Osmia Bees in the Rocky Mountains
2018
secondary 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
Mutualistic Networks Over Time: The Effects of Changing Floral Abundances on Plant- Pollinator Interactions
2016
primary study site
student_paper
Sex ratio and reproductive success along elevational gradients of gynodioecious populations of
Geranium richardsonii
2016
secondary site
student_paper
Effects of Elevation on Trap Behavior in Mountain White-crowned Sparrows (
Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha
)
2016
primary study site
student_paper
Temperature and Nestling Development: Temporal Variations in
Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha
Feeding Frequency
2016
primary study site
student_paper
Effects of Alpine Shrub Cover on Territorial Male White-Crown Sparrows Densities.
2015
primary study site
student_paper
Floral visitation determined by phylogenetic distance in the plant communities of Gothic, CO.
2014
primary study site
student_paper
Selection on floral traits of Linus lewisii along an elevational gradient.
2014
primary study site
student_paper
Spatial variation in bee abundance and diversity across southern Rocky Mountain habitats
2013
primary study site
student_paper
Measuring the influence of phylogenetic relationships on floral visitation
2013
secondary site
student_paper
Can fungal symbionts shift host niche dimensions to promote species coexistence?
2013
primary study site
student_paper
"With a little help from my friends": Phylogenetic distance as a predictor of floral visitation in the plant communities of Gothic, CO.
2012
primary study site
student_paper
Can fungal symbionts shift host niche dimensions to promote species coexistence?
2011
primary study site
student_paper
Effects of altitude on co-flowering phenology in a montane wildflower community
2010
study site
student_paper
Effects of altitude on co-flowering phenology in a montane wildflower community
2010
primary study site
student_paper
Species richness along elevation gradient and possible correlation factors
2009
primary study site
student_paper
Possible influence of altitude, geographical distance between sites and annual precipitation rates on species richness
2009
primary study site
student_paper
Species richness along an elevational gradient
2009
primary study site
student_paper
Factors influencing floral traits in Rocky Mountain meadows: competition, environmental filtering, and phylogeny
2009
primary study site
thesis
The effects of mine disturbance and contamination on pollination of subalpine wildflowers
2009
study site
student_paper
Does stigma-anther separation prevent sexual interference in dwarf bluebells (
Mertensia fusiformis
)?
2009
primary study site
student_paper
Plant community composition with respect to species richness along an altitudinal gradient in gunnison county, co
2009
primary study site
student_paper
Changes in mosquito community of Gunnison County since 1966
2007
primary study site
student_paper
The effects of climate change on subalpine fir (
Abies lasiocarpa
) sapling growth and establishment success across an elevational gradient
2006
primary study site
thesis
The structure of plant-pollinator interactions in montane meadow environments
2004
study site
article
The relationship between the distribution of worker sizes and new worker production in the ant Formica neorufibarbis
2002
Oecologia
primary study site
article
Swarming and mating behavior of a mayfly
Baetis bicaudatus
suggest stabilizing selection for male body size
2002
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
secondary site
student_paper
Plant resource allocation and herbivory for
Helianthella quinquenervis
(Asteraceae) over an elevational gradient
2001
primary study site
article
Vegetation and environmental patterns in the Crested Butte area, Gunnison County, Colorado
1962
Ecological Monographs
study site
Datasets (1)
dataset
Landscape Flowering Phenology Field Data for Sites in the Vicinity of Crested Butte, CO.
2023
study site
Documents (4)
Document
American Institute of Architects Regional Urban Design Assistance Team Gunnison Country
1976
subject area
Document
Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado
1976
subject area
Document
American Institute of Architects Regional Urban Design Assistance Gunnison Country
subject area
Document
Gunnison Country
subject area
Species Studied Here
Delphinium
Ranunculaceae
24 shared papers
Potentilla
Rosaceae
20 shared papers
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
16 shared papers
Erigeron
Asteraceae
16 shared papers
Mertensia
Boraginaceae
15 shared papers
Delphinium barbeyi
Ranunculaceae
15 shared papers
solitary bees
15 shared papers
Castilleja
Orobanchaceae
14 shared papers
Lupinus
Fabaceae
13 shared papers
Pseudocymopterus montanus
Apiaceae
12 shared papers