Snowmelt as a Driver of Ecosystem Composition and Processes
Evans R. 2018. Snowmelt as a Driver of Ecosystem Composition and Processes. North Coast and Cascades Research Learning Center
Snow is a significant reservoir of nutrients in the Cascade Mountains. Even subalpine locations remain snow covered for a majority of the year, resulting in short but active growing seasons. Snowpack acts as a reservoir of nitrogen (N), and snowmelt results in pulses of N delivered to ecosystems. In 2013, for his doctoral research, Dr. Justin Poinsatte monitored N concentrations in snowpack and associated ecosystem processes in Paradise Meadows at Mount Rainier National Park (MORA).
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Evans, Rebecca
- Date of Issue
- 2018-04-11
- Publisher
- North Coast and Cascades Research Learning Center
- Units
- MORA , NCCN
- Keywords
- air quality, alpine, climate change, NCC RLC, nitrogen deposition, snow
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Air Quality | Wet and Dry Deposition , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Soil Quality | Soil Function and Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Non-point Source Human Effects | Non-point Source Human Effects , Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Nutrient Dynamics | Nutrient Dynamics