Title | Responses of plant assemblages to disturbance gradients in the northern Chihuahuan Desert |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 1995 |
Authors | de Soyza A.G., Van Zee J, Whitford WG, Herrick JE |
Conference Name | Winter Meeting of the British Ecological Society |
Date Published | December 19-21, |
Conference Location | University of Sheffield, GB |
Keywords | Chihuahuan Desert, disturbance gradients, plant assemblages, species diversity |
Abstract | At three locations in the Chihuahuan Desert, domestic livestock-induced disturbance gradients extend outward from watering points. Soil is more compacted but less stable near the watering points. Plant species richness changes little along the gradient, but species diversity and plant biomass does increase dramaatically with distance from the watering point. |