PPT-HUMAN SUPPRESSION OF SNOW AVALANCHES AND VEGETATION DYNAMICS IN THE SUBALPINE ECOSYSTEM

by Nick Ludolph Winter Ecology Spring 2010 Mountain Research Station University of Colorado Boulder Introduction Initial Research Idea Repeat Photography Why it did not work My Next Idea Transects. Evan Esfahani. Winter Ecology 2014 Mountain Research Station. Introduction. The relationship between vegetation density and canopy cover influences snowpack and how it accumulates/depreciates.. Accumulation of snow under forest canopies will decline with increased canopy cover because of sublimation and interception in canopy (Pomeroy, 2002). . by Nick Ludolph. Winter Ecology – Spring 2010. Mountain Research Station, University of Colorado, Boulder. Introduction. Initial Research Idea – Repeat Photography. Why it did not work. My Next Idea – Transects. Why should we study this? . On December 1. st. , 2000, a 28- year old snowboarder named Joel Roof planned to follow the Glory Bowl down the side of Mt. Glory. Little did he know that his journey down would trigger an . A Closer . L. ook at Utah’s Winter . W. onderland. Snow Avalanches Coming Down in Utah. http://. www.skiutah.com. /. The . Greastest. Snow on Earth®. This has been Utah’s slogan since 1962. Used on License plates since 1985. By Garrett Bushman. I chose avalanches for my . eportfolio. because I love to ski. Being that I ski so much and that I especially like to ski the backcountry its important that I am aware of avalanche danger.. Avalanches. . Facts. About 150 people die from avalanches per year in Europe and North America.. Avalanches can reach 80mph in 5 seconds.. Most avalanches occur on slopes with angles between 30 and 45 degrees.. A Closer . L. ook at Utah’s Winter . W. onderland. Snow Avalanches Coming Down in Utah. http://. www.skiutah.com. /. Greatest . Snow on Earth®. Has been Utah’s slogan since 1962. Used on License plates since 1985. l. a. n. c. h. e. s. Mrs. Halls PACE. . Class 5. th. Grade. By:L. . gan,Andrew,Caleb,and Garrett. .. Avalanches. By: Logan Lawshe. Mrs. Hall's P.A.C.E. . . Class. D. e. f. i. n. i. t. i. o. n . Ferocious facts . Elizabeth Golden. EBIO 4100, Winter Ecology, Spring 2013. Mountain Research Station, University of Colorado, Boulder. Introduction. Snow pack. Provides insulation . (Halfpenny and . Ozanne. 1989). . Evan Esfahani. Winter Ecology 2014 Mountain Research Station. Introduction. The relationship between vegetation density and canopy cover influences snowpack and how it accumulates/depreciates.. Accumulation of snow under forest canopies will decline with increased canopy cover because of sublimation and interception in canopy (Pomeroy, 2002). . Poulter. Modeling Vegetation Dynamics with LPJ-GUESS. Stand to Global Scale Modeling Approaches. Stand-scale models. Gap (i.e., ZELIG ). Growth-Yield (i.e. FVS). Landscape models. Mechanistic - (FireBGCv2). The Effects of Roads on Vegetation Keaton Averill Vegetation Ecology 2018 Background Roads can often times result in fragmentation and loss of habitat species of an area. (Johnston and Johnston 2004) snow. down a slope, from either natural triggers or human activity.. Typically occurring in mountainous terrain. Where do avalanches occur ?. Avalanches occur on slopes between 25 to 50 degrees. Avalanches start most often on slopes above the timberline that face away from prevailing winds. .