Table 2 Information on the five chart quadrat data sets.
From: Direct effects dominate responses to climate perturbations in grassland plant communities
Location | Santa Rita Exp. Range, AZ | US Sheep Exp. Station, ID | Hays, KS | Fort Keogh, MT | Jornada Exp. Range, NM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vegetation | SD | SBS | SMP | NMP | CD |
Elevation (m) | 1,150 | 1,650 | 650 | 720 | 1,260 |
Lat/Long | 31.83/ −110.88 | 44.2/ −112.1 | 38.8/ −99.3 | 46.32/ −105.8 | 32.62/−106.67 |
Precip/Temp. | 350 mm/16 °C | 325 mm/6 °C | 585 mm/13 °C | 343 mm/8 °C | 246 mm/14 °C |
Precip.season | Summer | Fall-Spring | Spr-Summer | Spr-Summer | Summer-Fall |
Quadrats | 178/22 | 26/26 | 51/6 | 44/19 | 70/40 |
Yearly census period | 1915–1935 | 1923–1957 | 1932–1972 | 1932–1945 | 1915–1950 |
Species selected | B. eriopoda B. rothrockii | A. tripartita Hesperostipa comata P. secunda P. spicata | B. curtipendula B. hirsuta S. scoparium | B. gracilis H. comata P. smithii P. secunda | B. eriopoda S. flexuosus |
Species code | BOER, BORO | ARTR, HECO, POSE, PSSP | BOCU, BOHI, SCSC | BOGR, HECO, PASM, POSE | BOER, SPFL |
