Vegetation patterns of Pine Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas, in relation to elevation and slope aspect /

(environmental) gradient. Diversity of woody plants at each

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, Bryan Joseph
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Description
Summary:(environmental) gradient. Diversity of woody plants at each
analysis of importance values, of prevalent species, on the
are also analyzed. Communities encountered on the south-
as elevation decreases into the sotol grassland and
at each sampling level, and at the lower elevations on both
Chihuahuan Desert shrubland. On the more mesic north-facing
Data on the woody vegetation of Pine Canyon, Big Bend
Desert shrubland at the lowest elevation sampling level, and
Desert shrubland, sotol grassland, open oak shrubland, mixed
Diversity and richness are consistently higher on the north-
Diversity and richness are lowest in the middle elevations on
elevation, are: Chihuahuan Desert shrubland, sotol grassland,
elevational gradient of both slope aspects support the idea
encountered on the north-facing slope, from low to high
facing and north-facing slope. The data is used in a
facing slope at each sampling level. On the more mesic
facing slope, from low to high elevation, are: Chihuahuan
from 1250 m to 2000 m elevation using the point-centered
importance values, diversity and richness, and stem density
important on both slope aspects. Succulents are more
important on the north-facing slope. A direct gradient
important on the south-facing slope, while trees are more
lifeform distribution. Direct gradient analysis of species'
m, 1500 m, 1625 m, 1750 m, 1875 m, and 2000 m on the south-
National Park, Texas was gathered on an elevational gradient
oak-pinyon-juniper woodland at 2000 m elevation, and decline
open oak-pinyon woodland, oak-pinyon-juniper woodland, oak-
peak in importance at a single position on the elevational
pine woodland, and mixed woodland. Shrubs are equally
qualitative analysis of communities, species composition, and
quarter method. Sampling was conducted at 12 sites at 1250
sampling site was calculated using the Shannon-Weiner Index,
shrubland, and oak-pinyon-juniper woodland. Communities
slope aspects.
slope, diversity and richness are highest in the Chihuahuan
south-facing slope, diversity and richness are highest in the
Stem density is consistently higher on the south-facing slope
that plant species do not always
the mixed woodland at the highest elevation sampling level.
the north-facing slope, especially in the sotol grassland.
while richness was the number of species at each site.
Item Description:"Major subject: Geography".
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 81 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.