A hierarchical analysis of vegetation on a Mojave Desert landscape, USA

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 135-143

  Abella, S R ^a   Prengaman, K A ^a   Embrey, T M ^a   Schmid, S M ^a   Newton, A C ^b   Merkler, D J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Hierarchy; Indicator species analysis; Mapping; Nested; Soil

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DESERT; DICOTYLEDON; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GYPSUM; HERB; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; NESTEDNESS; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION; VEGETATION MAPPING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

MOJAVE DESERT; UNITED STATES;

AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA DUMOSA; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HYMENELYTRA; BEBBIA JUNCEA; COLEOGYNE RAMOSISSIMA; EMBRYOPHYTA; HYMENOCLEA SALSOLA; KRAMERIA GRAYI; LARREA; LARREA TRIDENTATA; SALSOLA;

EID: 83955163626     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.11.014     Document Type: Article

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