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Picea engelmannii

Common names: Engelmann Spruce, Engelman spruce, Engelmann spruce, Englemann spruce, engelmann spruce

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Pinopsida > Pinales > Pinaceae

Roles: study subject, habitat component, managed species, biological monitor

ITIS TSN: 183291

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 83 | Mentions: 128

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Publications (83)

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

student_paper

Comparing decomposition rates and detritivore preferences for caddisfly (Trichoptera) cases versus ambient detritus

2025Role: 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 (26)

technical report

1980

technical report

1980

technical report

A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

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

Draft Environmental Statement Related to the Homestake Mining Company- Homestake Mining Company Pitch Project

environmental assessment

Draft Report Fossil Ridge Wilderness Study Area

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Document

Forest Plan for 15 Plus Years

Co-occurring Species

Spruce

112 shared papers

Engelmann spruce

77 shared papers

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae60 shared papers

Populus

Salicaceae59 shared papers

Abies lasiocarpa

Pinaceae59 shared papers

Pinus contorta

Pinaceae46 shared papers

Abies

Pinaceae44 shared papers

Lodgepole

43 shared papers

subalpine fir

41 shared papers

Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Pinaceae41 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: habitat component

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

student_paper

Visitors to Red-Naped Sapsucker sap wells and the effectiveness of artificial wells

2025Role: text_match

thesis

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

2024Role: study subject

article

Impacts of assisted migration: An introduced herbivore has short-term and long-term effects on its native host plant population

2024Entomologia Experimentalis et ApplicataRole: 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

article

Daily roadkill monitoring and long-term population census reveal female-biased mortality for a small mammal along a wildland-urban interface

2023Biological ConservationRole: text_match

article

Demographic responses of hybridizing cinquefoils to changing climate in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

2023Ecology and EvolutionRole: 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

article

Interannual precipitation controls on soil CO2 fluxes in high elevation conifer and aspen forests

2023Environmental Research LettersRole: 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

other

An Extreme Number of Sensors in One Spot

2022Mt. Views ChronicleRole: text_match

thesis

Causes and consequences of pre-hibernation body mass in golden-mantled ground squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis)

2022Role: text_match

student_paper

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

2022Role: text_match

article

Habitat selection in a fluctuating ground squirrel population: Density - dependence and fitness consequences

2022Ecology and EvolutionRole: text_match

article

Bridging animal personality with space use and resource use in a free-ranging population of an asocial ground squirrel

2021Animal BehaviourRole: 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: study subject

article

Modeling geogenic and atmospheric nitrogen through the East River Watershed, Colorado Rocky Mountains

2021PloS oneRole: habitat component

article

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

2020PeerJRole: text_match

thesis

Behavioral and spatial dynamics in a fluctuating population of golden-mantled ground squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis)

2020Role: 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

article

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: study subject

article

Direct benefits and indirect costs of warm temperatures for high-elevation populations of a solitary bee

2017EcologyRole: text_match

article

Diversification of Type VI Secretion System Toxins Reveals Ancient Antagonism among Bee Gut Microbes

2017mBioRole: text_match

student_paper

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

2017Role: text_match

article

Caddisfly behavioral responses to drying cues in temporary ponds: Implications for effects of climate change

2016Freshwater ScienceRole: text_match

student_paper

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

2016Role: text_match

student_paper

Habitat patch use, density, and territoriality of American Red Squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in the southwestern Rocky Mountains, Colorado

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

student_paper

The Effects of Nest-Site Selection and Microclimate on Nest Survival in Sparrows of High Elevation

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

student_paper

An Endophyte alters biological characteristics of the grass, Festuca thurberi.

2014Role: 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

student_paper

Floral visitation determined by phylogenetic distance in the plant communities of Gothic, CO.

2014Role: text_match

article

Human activity affects the perception of risk by mule deer

2014Current ZoologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Measuring the influence of phylogenetic relationships on floral visitation

2013Role: text_match

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

2013Role: text_match

student_paper

"With a little help from my friends": Phylogenetic distance as a predictor of floral visitation in the plant communities of Gothic, CO.

2012Role: text_match

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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

Spatial distribution of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus): Effects of plant palatability and habitat structure

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: text_match

student_paper

Influence of patch area on bird species diversity in coniferous forests

2009Role: text_match

thesis

Studies on the ecology of avian malaria in an alpine ecosystem

2009Role: habitat component

thesis

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

2009Role: biological monitor

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

student_paper

The effects of climate change on subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) sapling growth and establishment success across an elevational gradient

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

student_paper

Avian Diversity in Aspen and Conifer Forests :

2004Role: text_match

article

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

2004OecologiaRole: text_match

article

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

2003Ecological MonographsRole: text_match

article

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

2002Global Biogeochemical CyclesRole: text_match

article

The matrix matters: effective isolation in fragmented landscapes

2001American NaturalistRole: text_match

student_paper

The high life: a subalpine fir and Englemann spruce community in an avalanche zone

1997Role: text_match

article

Double keystone bird in a keystone species complex

1993Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USARole: text_match

article

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

student_paper

Combined reports to cover Englemann spruce forest, immature grassy slope, aspen woods, and sage community

1958Role: text_match

article

Glacial advances and soil development, Grand Mesa, Colorado

1954American Journal of ScienceRole: text_match

Document

Gunnison Country Area Description

Document

Moist Forests

environmental assessment

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

mining permit

Mount Emmons Mining and Reclimation Permit Application

technical report

Native Grasses

technical report

Native Plant Revegetation Guide for Colorado

technical report

Potential Uses of Abandoned Underground Mines

county plan

Sheridan County Data Base Book

management plan

The Colorado Division of Wildlife Wetlands Program

management plan

The Fossil Ridge Wilderness a proposal

technical report

Trees for Conservation: A Buyers Guide

management plan

Undeveloped Area Inventory Descriptions

environmental assessment

Vegetation Appendix Materials for Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

environmental assessment

Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

environmental assessment

Picea engelmannii

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 81 entities)

Publications (83)

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

Comparing decomposition rates and detritivore preferences for caddisfly (Trichoptera) cases versus ambient detritus

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

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

Documents (26)

1980

1980

A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

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 Environmental Statement Related to the Homestake Mining Company- Homestake Mining Company Pitch Project

Draft Report Fossil Ridge Wilderness Study Area

Forest Plan for 15 Plus Years

Co-occurring Species

Spruce

Engelmann spruce

Populus tremuloides

Populus

Abies lasiocarpa

Pinus contorta

Abies

Lodgepole

subalpine fir

Pinus contorta var. latifolia

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

Visitors to Red-Naped Sapsucker sap wells and the effectiveness of artificial wells

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

Impacts of assisted migration: An introduced herbivore has short-term and long-term effects on its native host plant population

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

Daily roadkill monitoring and long-term population census reveal female-biased mortality for a small mammal along a wildland-urban interface

Demographic responses of hybridizing cinquefoils to changing climate in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

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.

Interannual precipitation controls on soil CO2 fluxes in high elevation conifer and aspen forests

Silviculture

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

An Extreme Number of Sensors in One Spot

Causes and consequences of pre-hibernation body mass in golden-mantled ground squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis)

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

Habitat selection in a fluctuating ground squirrel population: Density - dependence and fitness consequences

Bridging animal personality with space use and resource use in a free-ranging population of an asocial ground squirrel

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

Modeling geogenic and atmospheric nitrogen through the East River Watershed, Colorado Rocky Mountains

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

Behavioral and spatial dynamics in a fluctuating population of golden-mantled ground squirrels (<i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>)

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>)

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

Direct benefits and indirect costs of warm temperatures for high-elevation populations of a solitary bee

Diversification of Type VI Secretion System Toxins Reveals Ancient Antagonism among Bee Gut Microbes

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

Caddisfly behavioral responses to drying cues in temporary ponds: Implications for effects of climate change

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

Habitat patch use, density, and territoriality of American Red Squirrels (<i>Tamiasciurus hudsonicus</i>) in the southwestern Rocky Mountains, Colorado

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

The Effects of Nest-Site Selection and Microclimate on Nest Survival in Sparrows of High Elevation

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

An Endophyte alters biological characteristics of the grass, Festuca thurberi.

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

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