Sensitivity testing of indicators of ecosystem health

Ecosystem Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 44-53

  De Soyza, Amrita G ^a   Whitford, Walter G ^b   Herrick, Jeffrey E ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE; BARE SOIL; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; PATCH SIZE; SENSITIVITY TEST;

USA, NEW MEXICO, CHIHUAHUA DESERT, JORNADA BASIN;

EID: 0031439029     PISSN: 10762825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-0992.1997.00705.pp.x     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Andrew, M.H. & Lange, R.T. (1986) Development of a new piosphere in arid chenopod shrubland grazed by sheep. 2. Changes to the vegetation. Australian Journal of Ecology 11, 411-424.
2. Benkobi, L., Trlica, M.J., Smith, J.L. (1994) Evaluation of a refined surface cover subfactor for use in RUSLE. Journal of Range Management 47, 74-78.
3. Bevan, K. & Germann, P. (1982) Macropores and water flow in soils. Water Resources Research 18, 1311-1325.
4. Breckenridge, R.P., Kepner, W.G., Mouat, D.A. (1995) A process for selecting indicators for monitoring conditions of rangeland health. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 36, 45-60.
5. Canfield, R.H. (1941) Application of the line interception method in sampling range vegetation. Journal of Forestry 39, 388-394.
6. Clements, F.E. (1928) Plant Succession and Indicators. Hafner Publishing Co., New York.
7. Elkins, N.Z., Sobal, G.V., Ward, T.J., Whitford W.G. (1986) The influence of subterranean termites on the hydrological characteristics of a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem. Oecologia 68, 521-528.
8. Fusco, M., Holachek, J., Tebo, A., Daniel, A., Cardenas, M. (1995) Grazing influence of watering point vegetation in the Chihuahuan Desert. Journal of Range Management 48, 32-38.
9. Gibbens, R.P. & Beck, R.F. (1988) Changes in grass basal area and form densities over a 64-year period on grassland types of the Jornada Experimental Range. Journal of Range Management 41, 186-192.
10. Herrick, J.E., Whitford, W.G., de Soyza, A.C., Van Zee, J. (1996) Soil and vegetation indicators of assessment of rangeland ecological condition. In: Bravo, C.A. (ed) North American Workshop on Monitoring for Ecological Assessment of Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems, pp. 157-166. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, General Technical Report RM-GTR-284, Fort Collins, Colorado.
11. National Research Council. (1994) Rangeland Health. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
12. Santos, P.P., Depree, E., Whitford, W.G. (1978) Spatial distribution of litter andmicroarthropods in a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem. Journal of Arid Environments 1, 41-48.
13. Santos, P.F. & Whitford, W.G. (1983) Seasonal and spatial variation in soil microarthropod fauna of the White Sands National Monument. Southwestern Naturalist 28, 417-421.
14. Skidmore, E.L. (1986) Wind erosion control. Climatic Change 9, 209-218.
15. Tiscareno-Lopez, M., Lopes, V.L., Stone, J.J., Lane, L.J. (1993) Sensitivity analysis of the WEPP watershed model for rangeland applications. I. Hillslope processes. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers 36, 1659-1672.
16. Tongway, D. (1994) Rangeland Soil Condition Assessment Manual. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Canberra, Australia.
17. van de Ven, T.A.M., Frysear, D.W., Spaan, W.P. (1989) Vegetation characteristics and soil loss by wind. Journal of Sou and Water Conservation 44, 347-349.
18. Whitford, W.G., Reynolds, J.F., Cunningham, G.L. 1987. How desertification affects nitrogen limitation of primary production on Chihuahuan Desert watersheds. In: Aldon, E.F., Gonzalez, E.C., Moir, W.H. (eds) Strategies for Classification and Management of Native Vegetation for Food Production in Arid Zones, pp. 143-153. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station Report RM 150, Fort Collins, Colorado.
19. Zobeck, T.M. (1991) Soil properties affecting wind erosion. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 46, 112-118.