The twenty‐first century Colorado River hot drought and implications for the future

B Udall, J Overpeck - Water Resources Research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Between 2000 and 2014, annual Colorado River flows averaged 19% below the
1906–1999 average, the worst 15‐year drought on record. At least one‐sixth to one‐half …

Complex life cycles and the responses of insects to climate change

JG Kingsolver, H Arthur Woods, LB Buckley, KA Potter… - 2011 - academic.oup.com
Many organisms have complex life cycles with distinct life stages that experience different
environmental conditions. How does the complexity of life cycles affect the ecological and …

Changes in the timing of snowmelt and streamflow in Colorado: A response to recent warming

DW Clow - Journal of climate, 2010 - journals.ametsoc.org
Trends in the timing of snowmelt and associated runoff in Colorado were evaluated for the
1978–2007 water years using the regional Kendall test (RKT) on daily snow-water …

Phenological shifts of native and invasive species under climate change: insights from the Boechera–Lythrum model

RI Colautti, J Ågren… - … Transactions of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Warmer and drier climates have shifted phenologies of many species. However, the
magnitude and direction of phenological shifts vary widely among taxa, and it is often …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrologic sensitivities of Colorado River runoff to changes in precipitation and temperature

JA Vano, T Das, DP Lettenmaier - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.ametsoc.org
Hydrologic Sensitivities of Colorado River Runoff to Changes in Precipitation and
Temperature in: Journal of Hydrometeorology Volume 13 Issue 3 (2012) Jump to Content …

Drought induces spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis) outbreaks across northwestern Colorado

SJ Hart, TT Veblen, KS Eisenhart, D Jarvis… - Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines influences of climate variability on spruce beetle (Dendroctonus
rufipennis) outbreak across northwestern Colorado during the period 1650–2011 CE …

Spatiotemporal patterns of mountain pine beetle activity in the southern Rocky Mountains

TB Chapman, TT Veblen, T Schoennagel - Ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The current mountain pine beetle (MPB; Dendroctonus ponderosae) outbreak in the
southern Rocky Mountains has impacted∼ 750 000 ha of forest. Weather and habitat …

Seasonality of precipitation interacts with exotic species to alter composition and phenology of a semi‐arid grassland

JS Prevéy, TR Seastedt - Journal of Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
While modelling efforts suggest that invasive species will track climate changes, empirical
studies are few. A relevant and largely unaddressed research question is 'How will the …

Unexpected patterns of sensitivity to drought in three semi-arid grasslands

K Cherwin, A Knapp - Oecologia, 2012 - Springer
Global climate models forecast an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme
weather events, including severe droughts. Based on multi-year relationships between …

Climate-change-driven deterioration of water quality in a mineralized watershed

AS Todd, AH Manning, PL Verplanck… - … science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
A unique 30-year streamwater chemistry data set from a mineralized alpine watershed with
naturally acidic, metal-rich water displays dissolved concentrations of Zn and other metals of …