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Copper Creek Valley — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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Copper Creek Valley

Part of: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

Scale: local

Elevation: 3050m

Habitat: U-shaped glacial valley, subalpine valley with meadow patches embedded in willow thicket and conifer forest matrix, subalpine meadows in willow thicket and conifer forest matrix

Also known as: Copper Creek valley

Papers: 3 | Mentions: 4

Publications (3)

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Documents (1)

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Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

1976subject area

Copper Creek Valley

Publications (3)

Females know best: dispersal polymorphism maintained by sex-specific foraging

Coyotes, deer, and wildflowers: diverse evidence points to a trophic cascade

The matrix matters: effective isolation in fragmented landscapes

Documents (1)

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

Species Studied Here

Engelmann Spruce

Pinus albicaulis

Barbey's Larkspur

Asteraceae

Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra

Nuttall's Larkspur

Lepidoptera

Scarlet Gilia

Slender-tube Skyrocket

Cercyonis sthenele