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Black Mesa — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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Black Mesa

Part of: Colorado

Scale: local

Elevation: 9000m

Elevation range: 9000m – 11000m

Habitat: subalpine plateau with volcanic rocks, forests and grasslands, subalpine grasslands and volcanic plateau

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 3

Child Places (3)

Long Gulch

Mesa Creek

Myers Gulch

Publications (2)

Predator and prey species have opposing responses to recreational trail use

2019primary study site

Barriers to gene flow in natural populations of grasshoppers. II. Maintenance of narrow hybrid-zones between morphs of Arphia conspersa on Black Mesa, Colorado

1971Psycheprimary study site

Documents (1)

Local Citizens' Participation in Coal Development

1975reference area

Species Studied Here

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae2 shared papers

Artemisia tridentata

Asteraceae2 shared papers

Picea engelmannii

Pinaceae2 shared papers

Ursus americanus

Ursidae2 shared papers

Canis latrans

Canidae2 shared papers

Abies lasiocarpa

Pinaceae2 shared papers

Taraxacum officinale

Asteraceae2 shared papers

Achnatherum lettermanii

Poaceae2 shared papers

Festuca thurberi

Poaceae2 shared papers

Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Lycaenidae2 shared papers