Influences of watershed geomorphology on extent and composition of riparian vegetation

Blake M. Engelhardt; Peter J. Weisberg; Jeanne C. Chambers

doi:10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01328.x

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Influences of watershed geomorphology on extent and composition of riparian vegetation

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Authors:

Blake M. Engelhardt, Peter J. Weisberg, Jeanne C. Chambers

Year:

2011

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01328.x

Source:

Journal of Vegetation Science. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01328.x

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Abstract

Watershed (drainage basin) morphometry and geology were derived from digital data sets (DEMs and geologic maps). Riparian corridors were classified into five vegetation types (riparian forest, riparian shrub, wet/mesic meadow, dry meadow and shrub dry meadow) using high-resolution aerial photography. Regression and multivariate analyses were used to relate geomorphic characteristics to riparian vegetation extent and composition.

Keywords

basin morphometry, flood regime, forest, Great Basin, lithology, meadow, Nevada, ordination, scale, small watersheds

Citation

Engelhardt, Blake M.; Weisberg, Peter J.; Chambers, Jeanne C. 2011. Influences of watershed geomorphology on extent and composition of riparian vegetation. Journal of Vegetation Science. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01328.x.