Title	Ecology of small desert playas
Publication Type	Book
Year of Publication	1988
Authors	Loring S.J, MacKay WP, Whitford WG
Series Editor	Thames J.L, Ziebell C.D(eds.)
Series Title	Small Water Impoundments in Semi-arid Regions
Number of Pages	89-113
Publisher	University of New Mexico Press
City	Albuquerque, New Mexico
ISBN Number	0826310532; ISBN-13: 9780826310538
Accession Number	JRN00075
Call Number	00183
Keywords	amphibian, playa, book, books, chapter, chapters, ecology, playa, invertebrate, playa, nutrient cycling, playa, playa, amphibians, playa, food web, playa, invertebrates, playa, life cycle, playa, nutrient cycling, report, reports, transect, amphibians, transect, invertebrates, transect, nutrient cycling, transect, playa
Abstract	Data from a playa located in New Mexico were compared to earlier data and those from other playas to identify the effects of flooding. Tests of hydrology and chemistry showed the following: water loss to percolation and evaporation; potassium concentrations were higher than those for sodium; and neither the playa water nor soil had a significant increase in chemical compounds from the drainage area following flooding.