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Alpine and Cliff Ecosystems in the North-Central Rocky Mountains: Author: Aho, Ken Andrew; Date: 2006-08-15; Program: Biological Sciences; Abstract: Data collection and analysis for managed wild lands is vital to their effective stewardship. To address this I gathered and analyzed data for largely undocumented alpine and cliff ecosystems located in the North-Central Rocky Mountains. This information should aid in decision-making processes for regional land managers and increase the overall ecological understanding of these systems. This manuscript includes detailed community analyses of alpine vegetation and its environment on andesitic-volcanic substrates in the Washburn Range and the Northern Absarokas. It also places the Washburn Range...; Download File | View full details