Vegetation and community types of the Chihuahuan Desert [1]
| Title | Vegetation and community types of the Chihuahuan Desert |
| Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
| Year of Publication | 1986 |
| Authors | Henrickson J [2], Johnston MC [3] |
| Editor | Barlow JC [4], A. Powell M [5], Timmermann BN(eds.) [6] |
| Conference Name | Second Symposium on Resources of the Chihuahuan Desert Region: United States and Mexico |
| Pagination | 20-39 |
| Date Published | 10/1986 |
| Publisher | Allen Press |
| Conference Location | Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute, Sul Ross State University |
| Call Number | 00116 |
| Keywords | abstract [7], abstracts [8], chaparral community [9], community types [10], conference [11], conference proceedings [12], conferences [13], grassland community [14], montane chaparral community [15], montane woodland community [16], proceeding [17], proceedings [18], shrub community [19], vegetation types [20], woodland community [21] |
| Abstract | A classification of plant communities of the Chihuahuan Desert Region, inclusive of all montane habitats is presented. A total of 16 intergrading communities is recognized including eight Desert Scrub and Woodland communities: Chihuahuan Desert Scrub (with 5 facies), Lechuguilla Scrub, Yucca Woodland, Prosopis-Atriplex Scrub, Alkali Scrub, Gypsophilous Scrub, Arborescent Cactus Scrub, and Riparian Woodland; three Grassland communities: Grama Grassland, Sacaton Grassland, and Tobosa Grassland; a Chaparral community: Montane Chaparral; and four Montane Woodland communities: Juniper-Pinyon Woodland, Oak Woodland, Pine Woodland, and Mixed Fir Forest. |
| URL | files/bibliography/JRN00116.pdf [22] |
| Custom 1 | Lawrence, Kansas |
PDF:
JRN00116.pdf [23]
