Final Report to The National Park Service - Colorado State University Cooperative Studies Unit: Vegetational History of Rock Mountain National Park

Scholarship & Creative Works - Digital UNC a service of University Libraries (University of Northern Colorado) 2026

Authors: Scott Elias, Harvey Nichols
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Abstract

The principal question addressed in this study concerns whether or not the current subalpine ecosystem boundaries are in equilibrium with modern climate, or whether they owe some part of their present distribution to past conditions which no longer exist, and are therefore unusually vulnerable to contemporary damage.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Tree-ring climate responses Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Scholarship & Creative Works - Digital UNC a service of University Libraries (University of Northern Colorado)
Publication date
2 February 2026
Language
EN