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Upper Gunnison Valley

Part of: Colorado

Scale: regional

Habitat: subalpine meadow

Also known as: Upper Gunnison, Upper Gunnison Region, Upper Gunnison Domain

Papers: 6 | Mentions: 76

Publications (6)

Biotic and abiotic drivers of pathogen prevalence in a rust fungus with multiple plant hosts

2025reference location

Alpine plants of Mt. Baldy: modeling phenology and documenting biodiversity

2025reference location

Subalpine meadow flowering phenology responses to climate change: integrating experimental and gradient methods

2003Ecological Monographsprimary study site

Integrating experimental and gradient methods in ecological climate change research

2003Ecologyprimary study site

The responses of montane shrubs to spatial and temporal climate variation in

2003URBEEprimary study site

Plant community composition mediates both large transient decline and predicted long-term recovery of soil carbon under climate warming

2002Global Biogeochemical Cyclesprimary study site

Datasets (67)

Snowpack Onset Day of Year Standard Deviation (1993-2022)

Snowpack Proportional Reduction in Late Season Freezing Degree Days (2002-2021)

Snowpack Proportional Reduction in Growing Degree Days (2002-2021)

Snowpack Proportional Reduction in Early Season Growing Degree Days (2002-2021)

Snowpack Proportional Reduction in Late Season Growing Degree Days (2002-2021)

Snowpack Duration Mean (Water Year 1993 - 2022)

Snowpack Duration Standard Deviation (Water Year 1993 - 2022)

Snowpack Onset Day of Year Mean (1993 - 2022)

Snowpack Persistence Day of Year Yearly Timeseries

Documents (3)

Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 3)- Part 6

1994subject area

Proposed Union Park Reservoir Part 4

1991affected area

Union Park Background Documents- Part 2

1991subject area

Species Studied Here

Engelmann Spruce

Pinaceae5 shared papers

Artemisia

Asteraceae4 shared papers

Potentilla pulcherrima

Rosaceae4 shared papers

Barbey's Larkspur

Ranunculaceae4 shared papers

Potentilla gracilis

Rosaceae4 shared papers

Aphaenogaster tridentata

Formicidae4 shared papers

Potentilla hippiana

Rosaceae4 shared papers

Nuttall's Larkspur

Ranunculaceae4 shared papers

Artemisia tridentata

Asteraceae4 shared papers

Potentilla

Rosaceae4 shared papers

dataset

Snowpack Onset Day of Year Yearly Timeseries

2023study site

Snowpack Duration Yearly Timeseries

Maximum 2m Air Temperature Daily Timeseries

Minimum 2m Air Temperature Daily Timeseries

Average 2m Air Temperature Monthly Timeseries

Maximum 2m Air Temperature Monthly Timeseries

Minimum 2m Air Temperature Monthly Timeseries

Air Temperature Freezing Degree-days Annual Timeseries

Air Temperature Freezing Degree-days Early Season Timeseries

Air Temperature Freezing Degree-days Late Season Timeseries

Air Temperature Growing Degree-days Annual Timeseries

Air Temperature Growing Degree-days Late Season Timeseries

Air Temperature Growing Degree-days Early Season Timeseries

Snow-free Freezing Degree-days Annual Timeseries

Snow-free Freezing Degree-days Late Season Timeseries

Snow-free Freezing Degree-days Early Season Timeseries

Snow-free Freezing Degree-days 0-60 days Post-snow Timeseries

Snow-free Growing Degree-days Annual Timeseries

Snow-free Growing Degree-days Early Season Timeseries

Snow-free Growing Degree-day 0-60 Days Post Snow Timeseries

Snow-free Growing Degree-days Late Season Timeseries

Air Temperature Freezing Degree-days Annual Mean (2002-2021)

Air Temperature Freezing Degree-days Annual Standard Deviation (2002-2021)

Air Temperature Freezing Degree-days Early Season Mean (2002-2021)

Air Temperature Freezing Degree-days Late Season Mean (2002-2021)

Air Temperature Freezing Degree-days Early Season Standard Deviation (2002-2021)

Air Temperature Freezing Degree-days Late Season Standard Deviation (2002-2021)

Air Temperature Growing Degree-days Annual Mean (2002-2021)

Air Temperature Growing Degree-days Annual Standard Deivation (2002-2021)

Air Temperature Growing Degree-days Early Season Mean (2002-2022)

Air Temperature Growing Degree-days Early Season Standard Deviation (2002-2022)

Air Temperature Growing Degree-days Late Season Mean (2002-2022)

Air Temperature Growing Degree-days Late Season Standard Deviation (2002-2022)

Snow-free Freezing Degree-days Annual Mean (2002-2021)

Snow-free Freezing Degree-days Early Season Mean (2002-2021)

Snow-free Freezing Degree-days Annual Standard Deviation (2002-2021)

Snow-free Freezing Degree-days Early Season Standard Deviation (2002-2021)

Snow-free Freezing Degree-days Late Season Mean (2002-2022)

Snow-free Freezing Degree-days Late Season Standard Deviation (2002-2021)

Snow-free Freezing Degree-days 0-60 Days Post Snow Mean (2002-2021)

Snow-free Growing Degree-days Annual Mean (2002-2021)

Snow-free Freezing Degree-days 0-60 Days Post Snow Standard Deviation (2002-2021)

Snow-free Growing Degree-days Annual Standard Deviation (2002-2021)

Snow-free Growing Degree-days Early Season Mean (2002-2021)

Snow-free Growing Degree-days Early Season Standard Deviation (2002-2021)

Snow-free Growing Degree-days Late Season Standard Deviation (2002-2021)

Snow-free Growing Degree-days Late Season Mean (2002-2021)

Snow-free Growing Degree-days 0-60 Days Post Snow Mean (2002-2021)

Snow-free Growing Degree-days 0-60 Days Post Snow Standard Deviation (2002-2021)

Snowpack Proportional Reduction in Freezing Degree Days (2002-2021)

Snowpack Proportional Reduction in Early Season Freezing Degree Days (2002-2021)

Styled slope and aspect basemap of the Upper Gunnison domain

1 m Resolution Digital Elevation Model for the Upper Gunnison Domain derived from 2015 and 2019 LiDAR Data

1 m Resolution WGS84 UTM Zone 13N X Coordinate for the Upper Gunnison Domain

1 m Resolution WGS84 UTM Zone 13N Y Coordinate for the Upper Gunnison Domain

1 m Resolution Basic Landcover Map for the Upper Gunnison Domain Derived from NAIP Imagery and LiDAR

1 m Resolution Multiscale Height-above-stream Wetness Index for the Upper Gunnison Domain

Styled canopy structure basemap of the Upper Gunnison domain