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Treeline monitoring in the San Juan Basin tundra: a pilot project, 2012

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dc.contributor.authorKummel, Miroslav, author
dc.contributor.authorRodda, Gordon, author
dc.contributor.authorFink, Michelle, author
dc.contributor.authorRondeau, Renée Jane, author
dc.contributor.authorColorado Natural Heritage Program, publisher
dc.coverage.spatialSan Juan Basin (N.M. and Colo.)
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T08:20:31Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T08:20:31Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 8-9).
dc.description.abstractIn order to monitor the effects of climate change in the San Juan alpine, the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) set up permanent monitoring plots near treeline, the most likely area to notice tree and shrub recruitment. We field checked three sites (Lizard Head Pass, Kendall Mountain, and Deer Creek Park) prior to choosing the Deer Creek Park area near Kendall Mountain and Silverton. In addition to the field work, we conducted a GIS analysis to detect changes in treeline and tree density between the years 1951 and 2011. This report discusses the methods and results of the field monitoring and GIS analysis and describes a scenario to expand this project to more sites within the San Juan Mountains.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumreports
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/70423
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.subjectsubalpine zone
dc.subjectalpine zone
dc.subjectalpine tundra
dc.subjectgrowing season
dc.subjectmountain ecosystem
dc.subjectSan Juan alpine
dc.subjectGIS analysis
dc.subjectdetailed mapping
dc.titleTreeline monitoring in the San Juan Basin tundra: a pilot project, 2012
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