Title | Soil surface indicators of desertification from the northern Chihuahuan Desert and the Great Basin |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Publication | 2000 |
Authors | de Soyza A.G., Whitford WG, Van Zee J, Herrick JE, Havstad K |
Conference Name | VIth International Rangeland Congress |
Volume | 1 |
Pagination | 137 |
Date Published | July 19-23, 1999 |
Conference Location | Townsville, Australia |
ARIS Log Number | 118788 |
Keywords | Chihuahuan Desert, desertification, Great Basin, indicators, soil surface |
Abstract | We measured vegetation canopy and litter cover in ungrazed exclosures and adjacent pastures at three locations in the Chihuahuan Desert, five locations near Burns, Oregon, seven locations near Milford, Utah, and six near Idaho Falls, Idaho, all of which are in the Great Basin. We found that vegetation cover is not a good surrogate for estimating litter cover. Refinements that take into account vegetation species composition may improve the ability to predict litter cover from vegetation data. |
URL | /files/bibliography/00-002.pdf |