Rocky Mountain National Park - Research Publications (U.S. National Park Service)

The Continental Divide Research Learning Center shares research results through a variety of media including summarizing projects in a one-page format, linking to websites by scientists conducting research in the park, holding research conferences, arranging illustrated talks by park researchers, and writing articles for internal and external audiences.

Information About the CDRLC

2008 Research Conference Abstracts (PDF)

Overview of the CDRLC (2006)

Research in Rocky (2006)

Funding the Adaptive Reuse of McGraw Ranch

Historic Preservation in Rocky: Restoring the McGraw Ranch

Climate

Fire History and Climate Change a one-page summary of the project (283K PDF)

Climate Change and Prehistoric Human Migration a one-page summary of the project (390K PDF)

Climate Change in Rocky Mountain National Park: Preservation in the Face of Uncertainty (1.5M PDF)

Climate Final Report: An Integrated Assessment of the Effects of Climate Change on Rocky Mountain National Park and its Gateway Community: Interactions of Multiple Stressors (EPA) (HTML)

CIRMOUNT Consortium for Integrated Climate Research in Western Mountains (USFS) (HTML)

Global Change Impacts in the Colorado Rockies Biogeographical Area (USGS) (HTML)

Rock Glacier Response to Climate Change a one-page summary of the project (117K PDF)

Subalpine Forest Fires and Climatic Variation a one-page summary of the project (167K PDF)

Temperature Trends a one-page summary of the project (75K PDF)

Air and Water

Air and Water Quality Research at Loch Vale in Rocky Mountain National Park (USGS) (HTML)

Loch Vale in Rocky Mountain National Park Research Project Publications website (Colorado State) (HTML)

Effects of the Grand Ditch on Riparian Areas in the Kawuneeche Valley a one-page summary of the project (62K PDF)

Nitrogen Deposition Correlated with Changes in Lake Organisms a one-page summary of the project (79KB PDF)

Plant Response to Ozone a one-page summary of the project (99K PDF)

Trees Respond to Nitrogen Deposition a one-page summary of the project (195KB PDF)

Wind Research a one-page summary of the project (74K PDF)

Geology

Rocky Mountain National Park Geologic Resource Evaluation Report a forty page summary of the park's geologic setting and issues prepared by the NPS's Geologic Resources Division

Cleaning Up the Eugenia Mine a one-page summary of the project (151K PDF)

The Formation of the Never Summer Range a one-page summary of the project (123K PDF)

History and Social Science

Stone Artifacts and Prehistoric Human Migration a one-page summary of the project (355K PDF)

Old Voices and Sacred Sites a one-page summary of the project (350K PDF)

Dr. Beatrice Willard's Alpine Tundra Research Plots a one-page summary of the project (100K PDF)

Backcountry Users: Who? Why? What? a one-page summary of the project (99K PDF)

Climbing the Longs Peak Keyhole Route a one-page summary of the project (139K PDF)

Historic Mining Towns a one-page summary of the project (88K PDF)

Historic Trails a one-page summary of the project (77K PDF)

Prehistoric Human Migration a one-page summary of the project (86K PDF)

The Skyline of the World: The Design of Trail Ridge Road a one-page summary of the project (80KB PDF)

Social Conservation in the Civilian Conservation Corps a one-page summary of the project (95KB PDF)

Factors Affecting the Wilderness Experience a one-page summary of the project (76K PDF)

Plants

Age Distribution of Aspen a one-page summary of the project (900K PDF)

Effects of Elk on Aspen Growth a one-page summary of the project (133K PDF)

Aspen Ecology in the Core Elk Range of Rocky Mountain National Park (USGS) (HTML)

Sweet Clover in Montane Plant Communities a one-page summary of the project (71K PDF)

Browsing, Fire and Montane Shrublands a one-page summary of the project (73K PDF)

Cheatgrass Moving Higher in Elevation: A Troubling Trend one-page summary of the project (57K PDF)

Effects of Beaver Dams on Riparian Areas a one-page summary of the project (104K PDF)

Effects of Elk Herbivory a one-page summary of the project (61K PDF)

Effects of Prescribed Fire in Ponderosa Pine Forests of Rocky Mountain National Park (USGS) (HTML)

Evaluation of Revegetation a one-page summary of the project (74K PDF)

Fire Frequency and Intensity in Ponderosa Pine Forests a one-page summary of the project (94K PDF)

Insect Control of the Invasive Toadflax a one-page summary of the project (55K PDF)

Restoring Cheatgrass-Invaded Sites a one-page summary of the project (77K PDF)

Studying the Mighty Canada Thistle Rust Mite a one-page summary of the project (131K PDF)

Subalpine Forest Fire Regimes a one-page summary of the project (57K PDF)

Wildlife

Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initative (ARMI) (USGS) (HTML)

Beaver-Elk Relationships one-page summary of the project (126K PDF)

Black Bear Population and Stability one-page summary of the project (100K PDF)

Boreal Toad and Woodfrog Demographics (USGS) (HTML)

Bighorn Sheep Population Genetics a one-page summary of the project (88K PDF)

Bighorn Sheep Population a one-page summary of the project (50K PDF)

Bighorn Sheep Versus Traffic a one-page summary of the project (85K PDF)

Bull Elk, Pavarottis of the Animal World a one-page summary of the project (74K PDF)

Cutthroat Trout Translocation Success a one-page summary of the project (90K PDF)

Declining Beaver Populations in Rocky Mountain National Park (USGS) (HTML)

Distribution and Habitat Use of Martens a one-page summary of the project (232K PDF)

Elk Body Condition a one-page summary of the project (82K PDF)

Fish Effects on Zooplankton a one-page summary of the project (74KB PDF)

Moose Distribution and Population a one-page summary of the project (115K PDF)

Mountain Lion Ecology (USGS) (HTML)