The importance of environment vs. disturbance in the vegetation mosaic of central Arizona

Cynthia Huebner; John L. Vankat

doi:10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02124.x

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The importance of environment vs. disturbance in the vegetation mosaic of central Arizona

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Authors:

Cynthia Huebner, John L. Vankat

Year:

2003

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02124.x

Source:

Journal of Vegetation Science. 14: 25-34.

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Abstract

The vegetation of central Arizona is a mosaic of four vegetation types: chaparral, chaparral grassland, woodland, and woodland grassland. We analysed ten environmental variables, three disturbance variables, and five disturbance indicators to answer the question: What is the relative importance of environment and disturbance in explaining the vegetation pattern of our study area?

Keywords

canonical correspondence analysis, chaparral, conversion, fire, grassland, grazing, multi-response permutation procedure, stability, succession woodland

Citation

Huebner, Cynthia D.; Vankat, John L. 2003. The importance of environment vs. disturbance in the vegetation mosaic of central Arizona. Journal of Vegetation Science. 14: 25-34.