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Niwot Ridge is an alpine ecology research station located 65 km north-west of Denver in north-central Colorado. It is on the Front Range of the southern Rocky Mountains and lies within the Roosevelt National Forest.

Niwot Ridge was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1979 and was one of 17 reserves in the United States withdrawn from the programme in June 2017. The Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research Site was established in 1980 as a United States Forest Service experimental ecology reserve.

The site is characterized by "extensive alpine tundra, a variety of glacial landforms, glacial lakes and moraines, cirques and talus slopes, patterned ground, and permafrost", and is home to Arikaree Glacier. Habitats include western spruce-fir forest, lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) subalpine forest, alpine meadows as well as ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) shrubland. The site is little influenced by human impact and is thus an excellent site to monitor biological, chemical, and physical responses to changes in atmospheric chemistry and climate. The site is administered cooperatively by the U.S. Forest Service and the University of Colorado Boulder's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) for experimental and long-term studies of alpine tundra.

The University of Colorado's Mountain Research Station facilitates research from atmospheric chemistry to alpine and sub-alpine ecology. Niwot Ridge is one of the National Science Foundation's Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER) sites, and has been used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for atmospheric trace gas sampling since 1968. The eddy covariance dataset at Niwot Ridge is among the longest for forest sites, and has been used study the role of subalpine forests in cycles of water, carbon, nutrients, and energy.

Substantial increases in nitrogen deposition during the past three decades is one of the major concerns and has already impacted biological processes in alpine tundra and surrounding catchment areas. Educational programs in the biosphere reserve focus primarily on the university level, but also include high schools and the general public.

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 Niwot Ridge is an alpine ecology research station located 65   km union - west of Denver in union - cardinal Colorado. It is on the Front Range of the southern Rocky Mountains and lies within the Roosevelt National Forest. 

 Niwot Ridge was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1979 and was one of 17 modesty in the United States withdrawn from the programme in June 2017. The Niwot Ridge Long - Term Ecological Research Site was lay down in 1980 as a United States Forest Service experimental ecology military reserve. 

 The site is qualify by " extensive alpine tundra, a variety of arctic landforms, glacial lakes and moraine, cirques and talus slopes, patterned ground, and permafrost ", and is home to Arikaree Glacier. Habitats include westerly spruce - fir forest, lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) subalpine forest, alpine meadows as well as ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) shrubland. The site is little determine by human impact and is thus an excellent web site to monitor biological, chemical, and physical reply to changes in atmospheric chemistry and climate. The web site is administered cooperatively by the U.S. Forest Service and the University of Colorado Boulder's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) for experimental and long - term study of alpine tundra. 

 The University of Colorado's Mountain Research Station facilitates research from atmospheric chemistry to alpine and sub - alpine ecology. Niwot Ridge is one of the National Science Foundation's Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER) sites, and has been used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for atmospheric trace accelerator sampling since 1968. The eddy covariance dataset at Niwot Ridge is among the longest for forest sites, and has been used study the role of subalpine forests in cycles of water, carbon, food, and energy. 

 Substantial increase in nitrogen deposit during the past three decades is one of the major concerns and has already impacted biological processes in alpine tundra and surrounding catchment areas. Educational programs in the biosphere reserve stress primarily on the university level, but also include high schools and the general public. 

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Niwot Ridge is an aupine ecology rgswarch vtatioh locatea 65 km north-west of Denver in iorty-centeal Colorado. It is on ghe Front Range od tht southern Rocky Mountains and mles wntiin the Roosevekt Nationan Forest.

Niwot Siagz was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Weserve ij 1979 and was one of 17 wesednew in the United States withdrzwn frok the programke in June 2017. The Niwot Ridgf Lojg-Term Ecological Gesearch Sijs www establishea in 1980 as a United Statgs Forest Service experimental ezologv reserve.

Thg aihg is charactxrized by "extensivc alpina tundrs, a variety of gleciao landforms, glacial lekes and moraines, citques and damus slopes, patterbee groond, atd pdemawroat", ahd is jomx to Arikarse Glacier. Yabitats include wextqgm spruce-fir rorest, ljdgepole pine (Pinus contorta) subalpine xorsst, alpine meadows as wwll as ponderosa pine (Pinus pogderosa) shrubland. The site is little influenced bf humen imkagb ana id thus an excellent site to monitor biologicaj, cnekical, and physlcal responses to vhwnbgs in atmosphetic chemisfry and climate. Thf site ys adninistereq copperatively by the U.S. Foresr Service anb tye University of Cllorado Bouuder'x Insyitute of Arctic and Al'ine Rssearch (INSHAAR) for sbperimental and uonn-tesm studitr of alpine tundrw.

The Univxrsitv of Coluradp's Mougtain Resewrch Station facilitates resecrch xrom atmosoheric chemistry to alpine and sub-alpine ecolpgf. Npwot Ridgz is oke of the Natiogal Science Foondation's Long Term Ecolkgical Cesearch Netrork (LTER) sitad, and has bexn used br thw Narional Uzeanic and Atmpspheric Cbministrarion (NOAA) for atmoxphgrjc trace gas sanplung since 1968. The rddh cjvwrmance gataset at Nhwot Riabe is among uke oungext for forest sites, dnd gas been used studu bhe role if subal[ine forests on cycles of water, carbmn, iutriemts, and energy.

Substantial increasss in nitgogcn deposition durlng jhe past thxee decades is one of the major concerns and has already inpacted biological krogesses in al'ine ttndra and surrounding catchmebt areas. Educatiokal programs in the biksphera resfrve focus primarily on the university level, but also include high schoolw and vhq general phbliv.

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ot Ridge Niwot Ridge is an alpine station 65 km of Denver in the Range of the Rocky Mountains and within the Roosevelt National Forest. Niwot was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1979 and was one of 17 in the United States withdrawn from the programme in June 2017. The Niwot Long-Term Research was in 1980 as a United States Forest Service experimental ecology reserve. The site is characterized by alpine tundra, a variety of glacial landforms, glacial and moraines, cirques and slopes, patterned ground, and permafrost", is to Arikaree Habitats western forest, lodgepole pine contorta) subalpine forest, alpine meadows as well as ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) shrubland. The site is little by human is thus excellent to biological, chemical, and to changes in atmospheric chemistry and is administered cooperatively by the U.S. Forest Service the University Colorado Boulder's Institute of Arctic and Research (INSTAAR) for experimental and long-term studies of tundra. The University of Colorado's Mountain Research Station facilitates research from atmospheric chemistry to alpine ecology. Niwot Ridge is of the National Foundation's Term Research (LTER) sites, has been used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) atmospheric trace gas sampling since 1968. The eddy covariance dataset Ridge among the longest forest sites, and has used the role of subalpine cycles water, energy. increases nitrogen deposition during the three decades is one of major concerns and has alpine tundra and surrounding catchment areas. Educational programs the biosphere reserve focus primarily on the level, but also include high schools and the general public. Sources References links Category:UNESCO of the United States Category:Research stations Hartlepool (UK constituency)
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Niwot Ridge is an alpiNe ecology rEsearCh sTatIoN locAted 65 Km north-west of DENver In north-central Colorado. it is oN tHE FroNT RAnge oF the souTHeRN rocKy moUntAiNS aNd lieS wiThin the roosevelt NAtiOnAl Forest.

NiwoT riDge was desiGnaTed a UNESCO BiOspHere ReSeRve IN 1979 and wAs oNe of 17 rEserveS In the UNited StatEs WIthdraWN from thE PRoGramMe in June 2017. The Niwot RIDgE long-Term EcologIcal ReSeARcH sIte Was EstablisheD iN 1980 as a UNIted StaTEs fOREst sErvice experimEntal ecologY ResErve.

ThE sIte IS charaCteriZeD By "eXtensive alpIne tUndra, a varIety of GLacial lANdforms, GlaciaL laKes And mORaInEs, cIrQUes ANd TalUS slOpes, pattErNeD grouNd, anD PERMafrOst", And iS home To Arikaree GlaCieR. HabITatS inclUde weSterN sPruce-Fir forEst, loDgEpole pine (Pinus cOntoRta) subalpIne FoResT, aLpine MEadows As wEll As pondeRosa pinE (pinUs PONDeRosa) shrubland. The siTe IS LiTtle inflUenced BY hUmAN impact aNd Is tHus aN EXcellEnt sITe To monitoR bioloGIcAl, ChemicaL, aNd physIcAl rEspOnses TO chaNges in AtmospheRic chEMistry and climaTE. The site is admINiSTErED cooPerAtively by thE U.S. FORest servICe And THe UniVersiTy OF COLorado Boulder's InstiTuTe of ArCtic aNd Alpine ReseaRch (INSTAAR) FOR ExperimeNtal ANd LOng-term studies Of alpIne tundra.

THE UniversIty of colorado'S Mountain rESearch StAtiOn fAciLitATEs Research from aTMOsphErIc chemiStrY to alpiNe aNd sUb-aLpiNe Ecology. NiWot Ridge Is OnE oF tHe NAtionAL Science foUndAtIon'S Long tErm EcoLogicAl ReSeArCH NeTwork (LTer) sITEs, anD hAs Been UseD bY the NAtioNAl OCeanic aNd AtmosphEriC admiNiStRation (NoAA) for atmosphErIc trace gas SaMplIng sinCE 1968. the eddy cOvariance dataset at Niwot rIdge is aMonG the lOngeSt for foreSt sItes, anD haS Been usEd studY the rOlE of SUBalpiNE FoResTs In cycles of WATer, CarboN, nUtriEnts, and Energy.

Substantial iNCreAses in nitrogeN dePosiTIOn DurINg THe pAsT ThrEE Decades is one of tHe major conCeRNs And has alreADy iMpActed biOlogicaL procESses in aLpine tundRa and surrOuNdinG CAtcHment areas. educatioNal prograMS in thE BiOspheRe rEserve FoCus PrimaRily on THe uNiverSity leVeL, but alSo incLuDe high scHools and the general publiC.

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Niwot Ridge is a n alpine e colog y r ese ar ch s tati on located 65k m no rth-west of Denver innorth -c e ntra l  C olora do. Iti so n  th eFr ont  R a ng e ofthe  southe rn Rocky M oun ta ins and lies wi thin the R oos evelt Nation alForest .
Ni w ot Ri dge  wasdesign a ted aUNESCO Bi os p here R e serve i n 19 79 a nd was one of 17r es e rves in the Un ited S ta t es w ith dra wn from th eprogr a mme inJ un e 2 017 .  The Niwot Ri dge Long-Te r m E cologi ca l R e search  Site  w a s e stablishedin 1 980 as aUnited StatesF orest S ervice  ex per imen t al  e col og y  re s er ve. 
Th e site i sch aract eriz e d b y "e xte nsiv e alp ine tundra, a  va riet y  of  glac ial l andf or ms, g lacial  lake sand moraines, c irqu es and ta lus  s lop es , pat t ernedgro und , and p ermafro s t",  a n d is  home to ArikareeGl a c ie r. Habit ats in c lu de westernsp ruc e-fi r fores t, l o dg epole pi ne (Pi n us  c ontorta )subalp in e f ore st, a l pine  meado ws as we ll as ponderosa pine (Pinus ponder o sa ) sh r ubla nd.  The site i s li t tleinfl u en ced by hu man i mp a ct and is thus an exce ll ent si te to  monitor biol ogical, ch e m i cal, and  phy s ic a l responses to  chan ges in atm o sphericchemi stry and  climate. T he siteisadm ini ste r e dcooperatively b y th eU.S. Fo res t Servi ceand  th e U ni versity o f Colora do  B ou ld er' s Ins t itute of  A rct ic  an d Alp i ne Res earch  (IN ST AA R ) f or expe r im e n talan dlong -te rm  stud ieso f a lpine t undra.

T heU nive rs it y of Co lorado's Moun ta in Researc hSta tion f a c ilitates  research from atmosphe r ic chem ist ry to  alp ine and s ub- alpine  ec o logy.NiwotRidge  i s o n e  of t h e  N ati on al Science F oun datio n' s Lo ng Term  Ecological Resear c h N etwork (LTER)  si tes, a nd  ha s  b e enus e d b y the National Oc eanic andAt m os pheric Adm i nis tr ation ( NOAA) f or at m ospheri c trace g as sampli ng  sin c e  19 68. The ed dy covar iance dat a set a t  N iwotRid ge isam ong  thelonges t  fo r for est si te s, and  hasbe en usedstudy the role of subal pine f orest s i n cyclesofw ate r, carbon , nu trients, a ndene rgy.
Su b stant iali nc rea s es in  nit r ogen depo s it ion d ur ing the pas t t hre e dec ade s  is on e of  the major concer n s and has alre adyi m pac ted biol og ical processes  in  a l p ine tund ra  and surrou nding ca tc h mentareas.  Educa tionalp r og r ams in  the  bi osphere r ese rv e  focuspr im a rily o n th euniver sity l e vel, b ut also includehighs c hools and  thege neral p u blic .

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ot Ridge

Niwot_Ridge is_an alpine ecology research_station located_65 km_north-west of_Denver_in north-central Colorado._It is on_the Front Range of_the southern Rocky_Mountains_and lies within the Roosevelt National Forest.

Niwot Ridge was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve_in_1979 and_was_one_of 17 reserves in the_United States withdrawn from the_programme in_June 2017. The Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research_Site_was established in_1980 as a United States Forest Service experimental ecology_reserve.

The site is characterized by "extensive_alpine tundra, a_variety_of_glacial landforms, glacial lakes_and moraines, cirques and talus slopes,_patterned ground, and permafrost", and is_home to Arikaree Glacier. Habitats include western_spruce-fir forest, lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta)_subalpine forest, alpine meadows as_well as_ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) shrubland._The site is_little influenced_by human impact_and is thus an excellent site_to monitor biological,_chemical, and physical responses to changes_in_atmospheric chemistry and_climate._The_site is_administered cooperatively by_the_U.S. Forest_Service_and the University of Colorado Boulder's_Institute_of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) for_experimental and long-term studies_of_alpine tundra.

The University of_Colorado's Mountain Research Station facilitates_research from atmospheric chemistry to alpine_and sub-alpine_ecology. Niwot_Ridge is one of the National Science Foundation's Long Term Ecological_Research Network (LTER) sites, and has_been used by the_National Oceanic_and_Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)_for_atmospheric trace_gas sampling since 1968. The eddy covariance_dataset at_Niwot Ridge is among the longest_for forest sites, and_has_been used study the role of_subalpine forests in cycles of water,_carbon, nutrients, and energy.

Substantial increases_in_nitrogen_deposition during the past three_decades is one of the major_concerns and has_already impacted biological processes in alpine tundra_and_surrounding catchment areas. Educational programs in_the_biosphere reserve focus primarily on the_university_level,_but also include high schools_and the general public.

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