Please wait...
About This Project
Whitebark pine trees are a keystone species in alpine ecosystems across the American west. They have been a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act since 2011. Their seeds’ high caloric content sustain grizzly bears and Clark’s nutcrackers, and the trees modify snowmelt patterns in arid, high-alpine ecosystems. We will map whitebark pines in Glacier National Park to serve as a baseline for analyzing change over time of “ghost forests”.
More Lab Notes From This Project
Browse Other Projects on Experiment
Related Projects
Helping conservation biologists with 3D glasses for wildlife camera traps
Camera traps photos tell you what animals are in an area, but figuring out how many is tricky. E.g. two...
Maceration of Skull Tissue by Mealworms
Could Mealworms be used as an alternative to dermestid beetles for skeleton preparation? In museums, dermestid...
Deep diving into shark stomachs: new methods of identifying prey
How significant an impact do keystone shark species have on fisheries? We’re still in the dark because we...