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Pinus albicaulis

Common names: White-bark pine

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Pinopsida > Pinales > Pinaceae

Roles: study subject, managed species

ITIS TSN: 183311

Synonyms: white fir, California red fir, Engelmann spruce, red spruce, eastern hemlock, Jeffrey pine, red pine

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 61 | Mentions: 96

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 80 entities)

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Publications (61)

article

A Bayesian record linkage approach to applications in tree demography using overlapping LiDAR scans

2025Annals of Applied StatisticsRole: text_match

article

Abiotic influences on continuous conifer forest structure across a subalpine watershed

2025Remote Sensing of EnvironmentRole: text_match

student_paper

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

2025Role: text_match

article

Canopy structure modulates the sensitivity of subalpine forest stands to interannual snowpack and precipitation variability

2025Hydrology and Earth System ScienceRole: text_match

article

Contrasting depth dependencies of plant root presence and mass across biomes underscore prolific root-regolith interactions

2025AGU AdvancesRole: text_match

article

Dispersal of the golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)

2025Journal of MammalogyRole: text_match

article

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

2025Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: text_match

article

Documents (27)

technical report

An Ecological Basis for Beaver Management in the Rocky Mountain Region

environmental assessment

Appendix 2 List of Designated Colorado Natural Areas, List of Registered Colorado Natural Areas, List of Identified Colorado Natural Areas

technical report

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List a Distinct Population Segment of the Roundtail Chub (Gila robusta) in the Lower Colorado River Basin

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-month Finding on a Petition To Change the Final Listing of the Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx To Include New Mexico

federal rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx and Related Rule

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List the Contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx as a Threatened Species; and the Captive Population of Canada Lynx Within the Coterminous United States (lower 48 States) as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance, With a Special Rule

Co-occurring Species

Picea engelmannii

Pinaceae92 shared papers

Abies lasiocarpa

Pinaceae53 shared papers

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae46 shared papers

Pinus contorta

Pinaceae41 shared papers

Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra

Salicaceae41 shared papers

Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa

Pinaceae40 shared papers

Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Pinaceae39 shared papers

Populus

Salicaceae38 shared papers

Populus angustifolia

Salicaceae38 shared papers

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Pinaceae36 shared papers

Host species and geographic location shape microbial diversity and functional potential in the conifer needle microbiome

2025MicrobiomeRole: text_match

article

Observations of surface energy fluxes and meteorology in the seasonally snow-covered high-elevation East River watershed during SPLASH, 2021–2023

2025Earth System Science DataRole: text_match

article

Opportunistic short-term water uptake dynamics by subalpine trees observed via in situ water isotope measurements

2025Water Resources ResearchRole: text_match

article

Relaxation of the leaf economics spectrum within and across quaking aspen Populus tremuloides genotypes

2025OikosRole: text_match

article

Soil signals of key mechanisms driving greater protection of organic carbon under aspen compared to spruce forests in a North American montane ecosystem

2025BiogeosciencesRole: text_match

thesis

Forest composition and structural controls on canopy snow interception in a Colorado watershed

2024Role: text_match

thesis

Optimizing Field-linked simulations of dry season uptake and monsoon infiltration within an aspen-mixed conifer forest

2024Role: text_match

student_paper

Stem and canopy growth analysis in Picea Engelmannii with UAVs and field measurements

2024Role: text_match

thesis

Dispersal of the golden-mantled ground squirrel

2023Role: text_match

student_paper

Effects of Altitude on the Growth, Mortality, and Recruitment of Subalpine Tree Species in the West Elk Mountains of Colorado.

2023Role: text_match

chapter

Silviculture

2023Role: text_match

student_paper

The Influence of Forest Structure and Composition on Transpiration Rates Among Drought-Stressed Conifer Species in the Upper East River Watershed

2023Role: text_match

student_paper

Ant Behavioral Responses to Aphids Colonizing Ligusticum porteri

2022Role: text_match

student_paper

Forest Fuels and Management Considerations at the Willey Conservation Easement, Colorado

2022Role: text_match

article

Effect of elevation, season and accelerated snowmelt on biogeochemical processes during isolated conifer needle litter decomposition

2021PeerJRole: text_match

student_paper

Effects of nestling begging behavior on parental food provisioning in the Mountain White-crowned Sparrow

2021Role: text_match

thesis

From tree to tap: The impacts of climate change on biogeochemical processes during conifer needle distribution and broader implications for water quality in Colorado

2021Role: text_match

article

A comparison of lodgepole and spruce needle chemistry impacts on terrestrial biogeochemical processes during isolated decomposition

2020PeerJRole: text_match

student_paper

Predator and prey species have opposing responses to recreational trail use

2019Role: text_match

article

The depredation of Mountain White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophyrys oriantha) nests by the golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) and long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata)

2019The Wilson J. of OrnithologyRole: text_match

other

Art/Science collaborations: new explorations of ecological systems, values, and their feedbacks

2018Ecological Society of AmericaRole: text_match

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Atypical flowers can be as profitable as typical hummingbird flowers

2018The American NaturalistRole: text_match

student_paper

Can Variation of Insect Populations Affect Mountain White-crowned Sparrow Daily Nest Survival?

2018Role: text_match

article

Climate Warming Drives Local Extinction in a Subalpine Meadow

2018Mountain ViewsRole: text_match

other

Rocky Mountain Biological Lab. Ecology of Place: Making Ecology and Evolutionary Biology spatially explicit

2018Mountain ViewsRole: text_match

article

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic CO Ecology of Place: Making Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Spatially Explicit

2018Mountain ViewsRole: text_match

student_paper

Effects of Didymosphenia germinata on American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) Territory Size

2017Role: text_match

article

Accounting for the nested nature of genetic variation across levels of organization improves our understanding of biodiversity and community ecology

2016OikosRole: text_match

student_paper

Effects of Elevation on Trap Behavior in Mountain White-crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha)

2016Role: text_match

article

Reconstruction and spatial analysis of alpine treeline in the Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA

2016Physical GeographyRole: text_match

student_paper

Temperature and Nestling Development: Temporal Variations in Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha Feeding Frequency

2016Role: text_match

article

Altered Fire Regimes and the Persistence of Quaking Aspen in the Rocky Mountains: A Literature Review

2015Open Journal of ForestryRole: text_match

article

Aspen (Populus tremuloides) stand dynamics and understory plant community changes over 46 years near Crested Butte, Colorado, USA

2014Forest Ecology and ManagementRole: text_match

article

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

2014NaturwissenschaftenRole: text_match

article

Empirical tests of withinâ€and acrossâ€species energetics in a diverse plant community

2014EcologyRole: text_match

article

Human activity affects the perception of risk by mule deer

2014Current ZoologyRole: text_match

article

Flowering date of taxonomic families predicts phenological sensitivity to temperature: Implications for forecasting the effects of climate change on unstudied taxa

2013American Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

thesis

Revisiting Edward R. Warren: A Century of Beaver Castor canadensis Occupancy near Crested Butte, Colorado

2013Role: text_match

thesis

Parental investment in burying beetles (Nicrophorus investigator): influence of seasonal timing and prior experience and efficacy of minimally guided instructional strategies in K-12 and undergraduate science classrooms: a meta-analysis

2011Role: text_match

student_paper

Vegetation pattern dependency along the southwest-facing hillslope of the upper East River Watershed

2011Role: text_match

article

Using tree rings to predict the response of tree growth to climate change in the continental United States during the twenty-first century

2010Earth InteractionsRole: study subject

student_paper

Influence of patch area on bird species diversity in coniferous forests

2009Role: text_match

thesis

The effects of mine disturbance and contamination on pollination of subalpine wildflowers

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Effect of Soil Metals on Pollination of Subalpine Wildflowers

2008Role: text_match

article

Effects of climate change on phenology, frost damage, and floral abundance of montane wildflowers

2008EcologyRole: text_match

thesis

Ecosystem responses to warming-induced plant species loss and increased nitrogen availability in a Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow

2006Role: text_match

student_paper

Effects of climate change on growth and seedling establishment of young lodgepole pine

2005Role: text_match

article

Subalpine forest carbon cycling: Short- and long-term influence of climate and species

2005Ecological ApplicationsRole: text_match

article

Dead wood biomass and turnover time, measured by radiocarbon, along a subalpine elevation gradient

2004OecologiaRole: text_match

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

2003Ecological MonographsRole: text_match

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

2002Global Biogeochemical CyclesRole: text_match

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The matrix matters: effective isolation in fragmented landscapes

2001American NaturalistRole: text_match

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

1971PsycheRole: text_match

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Glacial advances and soil development, Grand Mesa, Colorado

1954American Journal of ScienceRole: text_match

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Document

Forest Plan for 15 Plus Years

Document

Gunnison Country Area Description

federal register notice

Land and Resource Management Plan Amendments for Canada Lynx in Colorado and Southern Wyoming

federal register notice

Land and Resource Management Plan Direction for Canada Lynx in Colorado and Southern Wyoming

Document

Moist Forests

environmental assessment

Mount Emmons Mining Project Environmental Impact Statement Ch. 3 & 4

mining permit

Mount Emmons Mining and Reclimation Permit Application

management plan

Natural Resource Plan: Planning and Management Region 10 Colorado- Appendix A Maps

technical report

Potential Uses of Abandoned Underground Mines

federal register notice

Rocky Mountain Region Environmental Impact Statement for Sheep Flats Diversity Unit Timber Sales, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Mesa County, Colorado

federal register notice

Rocky Mountain Region; Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Sheep Flats Diversity Unit Timber Sales, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest, Mesa County, Colorado

county plan

Sheridan County Data Base Book

federal register notice

Spruce Beetle Epidemic and Aspen Decline Management Response; Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (GMUG), Colorado

technical report

Trees for Conservation: A Buyers Guide

management plan

Undeveloped Area Inventory Descriptions

environmental assessment

Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

environmental assessment

Pinus albicaulis

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 80 entities)

Publications (61)

A Bayesian record linkage approach to applications in tree demography using overlapping LiDAR scans

Abiotic influences on continuous conifer forest structure across a subalpine watershed

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

Canopy structure modulates the sensitivity of subalpine forest stands to interannual snowpack and precipitation variability

Contrasting depth dependencies of plant root presence and mass across biomes underscore prolific root-regolith interactions

Dispersal of the golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)

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

Documents (27)

An Ecological Basis for Beaver Management in the Rocky Mountain Region

Appendix 2 List of Designated Colorado Natural Areas, List of Registered Colorado Natural Areas, List of Identified Colorado Natural Areas

Baseline soil inventory Mount Emmons Project Gunnison, Colorado

Beaver Management

Company Sponsored Research- Camp Dresser and McKee Inc

Draft Report Fossil Ridge Wilderness Study Area

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List a Distinct Population Segment of the Roundtail Chub (Gila robusta) in the Lower Colorado River Basin

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-month Finding on a Petition To Change the Final Listing of the Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx To Include New Mexico

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx and Related Rule

Co-occurring Species

Picea engelmannii

Abies lasiocarpa

Populus tremuloides

Pinus contorta

Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra

Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa

Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Populus

Populus angustifolia

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Host species and geographic location shape microbial diversity and functional potential in the conifer needle microbiome

Observations of surface energy fluxes and meteorology in the seasonally snow-covered high-elevation East River watershed during SPLASH, 2021–2023

Opportunistic short-term water uptake dynamics by subalpine trees observed via in situ water isotope measurements

Relaxation of the leaf economics spectrum within and across quaking aspen Populus tremuloides genotypes

Soil signals of key mechanisms driving greater protection of organic carbon under aspen compared to spruce forests in a North American montane ecosystem

Forest composition and structural controls on canopy snow interception in a Colorado watershed

Optimizing Field-linked simulations of dry season uptake and monsoon infiltration within an aspen-mixed conifer forest

Stem and canopy growth analysis in Picea Engelmannii with UAVs and field measurements

Dispersal of the golden-mantled ground squirrel

Effects of Altitude on the Growth, Mortality, and Recruitment of Subalpine Tree Species in the West Elk Mountains of Colorado.

Silviculture

The Influence of Forest Structure and Composition on Transpiration Rates Among Drought-Stressed Conifer Species in the Upper East River Watershed

Ant Behavioral Responses to Aphids Colonizing <i> Ligusticum porteri </i>

Forest Fuels and Management Considerations at the Willey Conservation Easement, Colorado

Effect of elevation, season and accelerated snowmelt on biogeochemical processes during isolated conifer needle litter decomposition

Effects of nestling begging behavior on parental food provisioning in the Mountain White-crowned Sparrow

From tree to tap: The impacts of climate change on biogeochemical processes during conifer needle distribution and broader implications for water quality in Colorado

A comparison of lodgepole and spruce needle chemistry impacts on terrestrial biogeochemical processes during isolated decomposition

Predator and prey species have opposing responses to recreational trail use

The depredation of Mountain White-crowned Sparrow (<i>Zonotrichia leucophyrys oriantha</i>) nests by the golden-mantled ground squirrel (<i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>) and long-tailed weasel (<i>Mustela frenata</i>)

Art/Science collaborations: new explorations of ecological systems, values, and their feedbacks

Atypical flowers can be as profitable as typical hummingbird flowers

Can Variation of Insect Populations Affect Mountain White-crowned Sparrow Daily Nest Survival?

Climate Warming Drives Local Extinction in a Subalpine Meadow

Rocky Mountain Biological Lab. Ecology of Place: Making Ecology and Evolutionary Biology spatially explicit

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic CO Ecology of Place: Making Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Spatially Explicit

Effects of <i>Didymosphenia germinata</i> on American Dipper (<i>Cinclus mexicanus</i>) Territory Size

Accounting for the nested nature of genetic variation across levels of organization improves our understanding of biodiversity and community ecology

Effects of Elevation on Trap Behavior in Mountain White-crowned Sparrows (<i>Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha</i>)

Reconstruction and spatial analysis of alpine treeline in the Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA

Temperature and Nestling Development: Temporal Variations in <i>Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha</i> Feeding Frequency

Altered Fire Regimes and the Persistence of Quaking Aspen in the Rocky Mountains: A Literature Review

Aspen (<i>Populus tremuloides</i>) stand dynamics and understory plant community changes over 46 years near Crested Butte, Colorado, USA

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

Empirical tests of withinâ€and acrossâ€species energetics in a diverse plant community

Human activity affects the perception of risk by mule deer

Flowering date of taxonomic families predicts phenological sensitivity to temperature: Implications for forecasting the effects of climate change on unstudied taxa

Revisiting Edward R. Warren: A Century of Beaver <i>Castor canadensis</I> Occupancy near Crested Butte, Colorado

Parental investment in burying beetles (<i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>): influence of seasonal timing and prior experience and efficacy of minimally guided instructional strategies in K-12 and undergraduate science classrooms: a meta-analysis

Vegetation pattern dependency along the southwest-facing hillslope of the upper East River Watershed

Using tree rings to predict the response of tree growth to climate change in the continental United States during the twenty-first century

Influence of patch area on bird species diversity in coniferous forests

The effects of mine disturbance and contamination on pollination of subalpine wildflowers

Effect of Soil Metals on Pollination of Subalpine Wildflowers

Effects of climate change on phenology, frost damage, and floral abundance of montane wildflowers

Ecosystem responses to warming-induced plant species loss and increased nitrogen availability in a Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow

Effects of climate change on growth and seedling establishment of young lodgepole pine

Subalpine forest carbon cycling: Short- and long-term influence of climate and species

Dead wood biomass and turnover time, measured by radiocarbon, along a subalpine elevation gradient

Empirical tests of withinâ€and acrossâ€species energetics in a diverse plant community