scholarly journals Biogeography of Invertebrates and Plants in Hanging Gardens of the Colroado Plateau

1993 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 17-19
Author(s):  
Nancy Stanton ◽  
Steven Buskirk ◽  
James Fowler ◽  
Ronald Hartman
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Plants ◽  
National Park ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Insect Communities ◽  
National Monument ◽  
Canyonlands National Park ◽  
Dinosaur National Monument ◽  
Area Survey ◽  
Field Season

The field work portion of our research on the biogeography of invertebrates and vascular plants has been completed. The geomorphological, bumble bee pollinator and plant community models developed during the first two field seasons worked well when applied to new sites in Dinosaur National Monument (DINO), Canyonlands National Park CANY), Arches National Park (ARCH), and Natural Bridges National Monument (NABR). Our research objectives for the 1993 field season were to: (1) complete the survey of plant and insect communities of hanging gardens in DINO, ARCH, CANY, and NABR; and (2) determine the geographic distribution of endemic species identified and the level of endemism within and among parks; and (3) complete the Halls Creek area survey for hanging gardens in Capitol Reef National Park (CARE).

scholarly journals Characterization of Relict Communities for Monitoring Park Ecosystems in Glen Canyon National Recreration Area

1991 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 125-129
Author(s):  
Jack Butler ◽  
Brian Bich ◽  
Cheryl Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Reference Points ◽  
Livestock Grazing ◽  
The Past ◽  
The North ◽  
Mainframe Computer ◽  
Canyonlands National Park ◽  
Field Season

All of the field work for the project was completed during the 1991 field season. All of the vegetation data from both field seasons have been entered into the USD mainframe computer in preparation for detailed analysis. The first objective of the 1991 field season was to identify suitable relict and lightly grazed pinyon-juniper sites that could be used as reference points in evaluating the effects of livestock grazing on the pinyon-juniper communities of the Orange Cliffs. Two sites in western Canyonlands National Park were considered in 1990, but they proved to have been either disturbed by livestock in the past or located on a significantly different substrate. Two areas, the North Block and the South Block, were selected during the 1991 field season as potential relict sites.

scholarly journals Biostratigraphic and Biogeographic Implications of Miocene Mammals from Jackson Hole, Wyoming

1980 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
A. Barnosky
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
National Park ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Northern Rocky Mountains ◽  
Tectonic Events ◽  
Jackson Hole ◽  
Field Season ◽  
Teton Range ◽  
The University

Under the auspices of the U. S. Geological Survey and the University of Washington, detailed investigations of Miocene vertebrates and sediments in Jackson Hole, Wyoming commenced in 1979. Principal objectives of this research include: 1. Documenting the occurrence of mid-Tertiary mammals from Jackson Hole. Although fossils have been reported from Miocene rocks in the region (Love, 1956; Sutton and Black, 1972), existing collections are small. 2. Biostratigraphic correlation of isolated vertebrate localities throughout the northern Rocky Mountains with the superimposed localities in and near Grand Teton National Park. Such correlation will help determine whether regional or local tectonic events caused downwarping of Jackson Hole and uplift of the Teton Range. 3. Clarifying geographic variation of some small mammals through long periods of geologic time by comparison of West Coast (Rensberger, 1971, 1973;· Martin, 1979), Great Plains (Macdonald, 1963, 1970; Galbreath, 1953; Wilson, 1960), and the newly collected Jackson Hole faunas. This report summarizes accomplishments of the 1980 field season. Approximately one more season of field work and an ensuing year of data analysis are required before a final report will be available.

scholarly journals Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Morrison Formation in Dinasuar National Monumant

1990 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 43-44
Author(s):  
Christine Turner ◽  
Fred Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Colorado Plateau ◽  
Upper Jurassic ◽  
Morrison Formation ◽  
National Monument ◽  
Dinosaur National Monument ◽  
Field Season

The objective of this study is to establish a stratigraphic, sedimentologic, and geochronologic framework of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation within Dinosaur National Monument, and to tie this framework to the rest of the Colorado Plateau and other important fossil-bearing localities. The study is designed to complement ongoing paleontological inventories of the Morrison Formation within the Monument. During the first field season, emphasis was placed on beginning detailed stratigraphic and sedimentologic work and the collection of samples for various types of analyses.

scholarly journals Distribution and Significance of Mesozoic Vertebrate Trace Fossils in Dinosaur National Monument

1990 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 39-41
Author(s):  
Martin Lockley ◽  
R. Fleming ◽  
Kelly Conrad
Keyword(s):  
Trace Fossils ◽  
Morrison Formation ◽  
Frontier Formation ◽  
Cedar Mountain Formation ◽  
National Monument ◽  
Dakota Formation ◽  
Dinosaur National Monument ◽  
Vertebrate Tracks ◽  
Dinosaur Tracks ◽  
Field Season

Dinosaur National Monument (DINO) encompasses an area that has rocks with a high potential for preservation of vertebrate trace fossils, especially dinosaur tracks. The purpose of this research is to document the presence, type, and distribution of vertebrate trace fossils in Mesozoic rocks exposed in DINO. These rocks include the Moenkopi Formation, Chinle/Popo Agie Formation, Glen Canyon Sandstone, Carmel Formation, Entrada Sandstone, Morrison Formation, Cedar Mountain Formation, Dakota Formation, and Frontier Formation. This study will increase our knowledge of the stratigraphic and geographic distribution of vertebrate tracks as well as provide taxonomic, behavioral, and paleoenvironmental data. During the 1990 field season, reconnaissance of the western part of DINO revealed the presence of vertebrate trace fossils in the Chinle/Popo Agie Formation. In addition, our examination of the Moenkopi Formation suggests that vertebrate tracks are probably present in this unit. Locality information was also obtained for probable track-sites in the Carmel Formation, Entrada Sandstone, and Morrison Formation.

scholarly journals Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Morrison Formation in Dinosaur National Monument

1991 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 91-93
Author(s):  
Christine Turner ◽  
Fred Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Colorado Plateau ◽  
Upper Jurassic ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
Morrison Formation ◽  
National Monument ◽  
Dinosaur National Monument ◽  
Field Season ◽  
The U.S

The objective of this study is to establish a stratigraphic, sedimentologic, and geochronologic framework of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation within Dinosaur National Monument (DNM) and to tie this framework to the rest of the Colorado Plateau and other important fossil-bearing localities in the Western Interior of the U.S. The study is also designed to complement ongoing paleontological inventories of the Morrison Formation within the Monument. During the 1990 field season emphasis was placed on the larger aspects of stratigraphic and sedimentologic work and collection of samples for various types of analyses. Work during the 1991 field season was concentrated on detailed stratigraphic and sedimentologic studies of the quarry interval and on the regional studies that will relate the Morrison Formation at DNM and its contained bones to important bone-bearing localities elsewhere in the Western Interior of the U.S.

scholarly journals Preservation Treatment Guide for AMK Ranch (UW-NPS Research Center)

2011 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Mary Humstone
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
National Park Service ◽  
American Studies ◽  
Field Work ◽  
University Of Wyoming ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Field School ◽  
Park Service ◽  
Field Season ◽  
The University

During the summer 2011 field season, the University of Wyoming American Studies Program conducted a field school at the AMK Ranch to develop a Preservation Treatment Guide for the property’s historic buildings. Students and faculty documented and assessed the condition of each building on the property, researched and analyzed a range of historic preservation treatments, tested log cleaning techniques, and compiled the results of their field work, research and analysis into a 150-page document designed to guide National Park Service and University of Wyoming property managers in making decisions regarding historic buildings.

Stranger in a Strange Land: A Brief History of the Paleontological Operations at Dinosaur National Monument

1990 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Chure ◽  
John McIntosh
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Upper Jurassic ◽  
Morrison Formation ◽  
Carnegie Museum ◽  
National Monument ◽  
Dinosaur National Monument ◽  
Park Service ◽  
History Of ◽  
Research Facilities

Discovered in 1909 by Earl Douglass of the Carnegie Museum, the Dinosaur Quarry (DQ) at Dinosaur National Monument has proven to be one of our best windows into the large vertebrate community of the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic). To date, the remains of several hundred individuals belonging to sixteen species of dinosaurs and other vertebrates have been found. The DQ has produced more species, skulls, juveniles, and complete skeletons than any other Morrison Formation quarry. Between 1909 and 1924, the DQ was actively quarried and over 700,000 lbs. of fossils were collected. In 1958 the National Park Service enclosed the unexcavated area of the DQ within a building with both exhibits and research facilities. Since that time over 2,000 bones have been uncovered and left in situ, just as they were deposited. The concept of an enclosed quarry with an in situ exhibit of fossils has been successfully followed at a number of parks both within the U.S. and abroad.

BASALT – A Science-Based Mars Con-Ops Astronaut Field Simulation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Hamilton ◽  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Field Techniques ◽  
National Monument ◽  
Robotic Exploration ◽  
Science Operations ◽  
Mauna Ulu ◽  
The Relationship

<p>BASALT (Biologic Analog Science Associated with Lava Terrains) was a NASA PSTAR funded field research program. The goal was to understand the habitability of terrestrial volcanic terrains as analog environments for early and present-day Mars.</p><p>A key objective was to merge the oftimes disparate field techniques and protocols of biologists, geologists and geochemists.   worked together on this project to understand microbial lifeforms, like bacteria, that grow on these rocks and the factors that allow them to thrive.</p><p>Deployments of 21 days at each of its three analog research sites performing field studies of the science operations and technology it had developed.  The first field work was conducted at the Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.  In Hawai’i, operations were conducted twice at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park (Mauna Ulu, Kilauea Iki and Keanakakoi ). The science targeted active and relict magmatic fumaroles to examine the relationship between meteoric (a condition sampled for in 2016) and magmatic influences on basalt alteration and associated microbial diversity.</p><p>These were conducted under simulated Mars mission constraints (5/20 minute light-travel time delay and low/high communication bandwidth conditions) to evaluate strategically selected concepts of operations (ConOps) and capabilities with respect to their anticipated value for the joint human and robotic exploration of Mars.</p>

scholarly journals Biogeography of Invertebrates in Hanging Gardens of the Colorado Plateau

1991 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 48-50
Author(s):  
Nancy Stanton ◽  
Steven Buskirk ◽  
James Fowler
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Colorado Plateau ◽  
Insect Community ◽  
Endemic Plant ◽  
Drainage Pattern ◽  
Insect Communities ◽  
National Monument ◽  
Zion National Park ◽  
Invertebrate Animal ◽  
Recreation Area

Hanging gardens are relatively small, isolated mesophytic communities surrounded by the xeric environment of canyon walls in the entrenched dendritic drainage pattern of the Colorado Plateau (Welsh 1989a, Malanson 1980, Welsh and Toft 1972). Various sandstone formations such as the NavaJo in Zion National Park serve as aquifers which produce permanent seeps or springs when underlain by impervious layers (Welsh and Toft 1972). These reliable sources of water and the associated processes of erosion and sedimentation, allow the formation of biotic communities that starkly contrast with the surrounding desert. Several endemic plant species have been found in Utah hanging garden surveys (Welsh 1989b, Loope 1977, Welsh and Toft 1972) and Dinosaur National Monument (T. Naumann, personal comm.). Virtually nothing is known about the invertebrate fauna. Our specific research objectives are to (1) survey the plant and invertebrate animal communities of hanging gardens in Zion National Park (ZION) and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GLCA), (2) map the geographic distribution of the endemics identified and determine levels of endemism within and among parks; (3) determine levels of similarity between each sampled hanging garden plant and insect community, and to (4) determine similarities among plant communities and among insect communities across gardens.

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