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Title: Arthropods, plants, and transmission lines in Arizona: secondary succession in a Sonoran Desert habitat

Abstract

Overall arthropod densities were low at this site, but the arthropod densities on the disturbed areas appeared to be enhanced after several years. No taxa were found to be statistically different in density between control and disturbed plots. Diversity decreased on the disturbed area after construction. Arthropod community similarity (C) was lower after construction, but C values appear to be related to presence or absence of annual herbs and grasses and not to total cover. Except for globe mallow, there were no pioneer plant species on the experimental plot. Effects of powerline construction on the experimental plant community were a brief reduction in total cover and a slight increase in cover of herbs and annual grasses. The 1976 and 1977 samples exhibit comparable cover values of these plants on both experimental and control plots. The dominant arthropod taxa on the experimental area (especially Thysanoptera, Cicadellidae, Coccinellidae, and Melyridae) appear to be responding numerically to the annual herbs and grasses which are becoming established on the plot.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
North Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
OSTI Identifier:
6053494
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
J. Environ. Manage.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 13:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ARACHNIDS; ECOLOGY; CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; INSECTS; PLANTS; POWER TRANSMISSION LINES; ARIZONA; DESERTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; ANIMALS; ARID LANDS; ARTHROPODS; ECOSYSTEMS; INVERTEBRATES; NORTH AMERICA; USA; WESTERN REGION; 200203* - Fossil-Fueled Power Plants- Waste Management- Site Selection & Land Use; 510100 - Environment, Terrestrial- Basic Studies- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Johnson, C D, Ditsworth, T M, and Beley, J R. Arthropods, plants, and transmission lines in Arizona: secondary succession in a Sonoran Desert habitat. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
Johnson, C D, Ditsworth, T M, & Beley, J R. Arthropods, plants, and transmission lines in Arizona: secondary succession in a Sonoran Desert habitat. United States.
Johnson, C D, Ditsworth, T M, and Beley, J R. 1981. "Arthropods, plants, and transmission lines in Arizona: secondary succession in a Sonoran Desert habitat". United States.
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title = {Arthropods, plants, and transmission lines in Arizona: secondary succession in a Sonoran Desert habitat},
author = {Johnson, C D and Ditsworth, T M and Beley, J R},
abstractNote = {Overall arthropod densities were low at this site, but the arthropod densities on the disturbed areas appeared to be enhanced after several years. No taxa were found to be statistically different in density between control and disturbed plots. Diversity decreased on the disturbed area after construction. Arthropod community similarity (C) was lower after construction, but C values appear to be related to presence or absence of annual herbs and grasses and not to total cover. Except for globe mallow, there were no pioneer plant species on the experimental plot. Effects of powerline construction on the experimental plant community were a brief reduction in total cover and a slight increase in cover of herbs and annual grasses. The 1976 and 1977 samples exhibit comparable cover values of these plants on both experimental and control plots. The dominant arthropod taxa on the experimental area (especially Thysanoptera, Cicadellidae, Coccinellidae, and Melyridae) appear to be responding numerically to the annual herbs and grasses which are becoming established on the plot.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6053494}, journal = {J. Environ. Manage.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 13:2,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981},
month = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981}
}