Subdominant species distribution in microsites around two life forms at a desert grassland-shrubland transition zone

• Published in: Journal of vegetation science Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 615 - 622
• Main Authors: Hochstrasser, T, Peters, D. P C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Opulus Press 01.10.2004
• Subjects: Annual; botanical composition; Bouteloua eriopoda; canopy; Deserts; Dominant plant; Ecology; Ecotone; ecotones; Functional group; Functional groups; Grasses; grasslands; Larrea tridentata; microhabitats; plant communities; Plants; s; Scale; Shrub invasion; shrublands; Shrubs; Soil texture; spatial distribution; Spatial heterogeneity; Species; temporal variation; Transition zones; understory; Vegetation canopies; New Mexico

Question: In the same landscape context – at a desert grassland-shrubland transition zone, how does subdominant plant abundance vary in microsites around dominant grasses and shrubs? Location: Sevilleta LTER, New Mexico, USA (34°21′ N; 106°53′ W; 1650 m a.s.l.). Methods: We compared the distribution...