Woody riparian vegetation of Great Basin National Park. Interim report

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:6671410

Douglas, C L; Smith, S D; Murray, K J; Landau, F H; Sala, A

The community composition and population structure of the woody riparian vegetation in Great Basin National Park are described. Community analyses were accomplished by sampling 229 plots placed in a systematic random fashion along elevational gradients of 8 major stream systems (Baker, Big Wash, Lehman, Pine, Pole, Shingle, Snake, and Strawberry Creeks) in the Park using the releve method. Stand demographics were determined for the four dominant tree species in the Park, based on absolute stem counts at 15 sites along 6 major watersheds. Elevational ranges of the dominant tree and shrub species along 8 major streams were determined via transect analysis and systematic reconnaissance efforts. TWINSPAN (two-way indicator analysis) indentified 4 primary species groups and 8 stand groups in the Park. Because of the homogeneity of riparian zones, both presence and abundance of species were important parameters in determining species groups. Although species such as Populus tremuloides (aspen), Abies concolor (white fir) and Rosa woodsii (Woods rose) are very common throughout the Park, they are particularly abundant at higher, upper intermediate, and lower intermediate elevations.

• Research Organization: Nevada Univ., Las Vegas, NV (United States). Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit
• OSTI ID: 6671410
• Report Number(s): PB-95-137451/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Also pub. as Nevada Univ., Las Vegas. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit rept. no. CONTRIB-CPSU/UNLV-050/03
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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