Mountain big sagebrush communities on the Bishop Conglomerate in the eastern Uinta Mountains

Sherel Goodrich; Allen Huber

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Mountain big sagebrush communities on the Bishop Conglomerate in the eastern Uinta Mountains

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Sherel Goodrich, Allen Huber

Year:

2001

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: McArthur, E. Durant; Fairbanks, Daniel J., comps. Shrubland ecosystem genetics and biodiversity: proceedings; 2000 June 13-15; Provo, UT. Proc. RMRS-P-21. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 336-343.

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Abstract

The Bishop Conglomerate forms broad, gently sloping pediments that include a mantle or veneer of coarse gravel and some cobble over underlying formations. These pediments cover large areas at the margins of the Uinta Mountains. Mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata var. pauciflora) communities cover rather large areas at the outer edge or lower end of these pediment-plains. These communities are a conspicuous feature of the Diamond Mountain, Brush Creek Mountain, and Taylor Mountain areas toward the eastern end of the Uinta Mountains.

Parent Publication

Shrubland ecosystem genetics and biodiversity: proceedings

Keywords

wildland shrubs, genetics, biodiversity, disturbance, ecophysiology, community ecology

Citation

Goodrich, Sherel; Huber, Allen. 2001. Mountain big sagebrush communities on the Bishop Conglomerate in the eastern Uinta Mountains. In: McArthur, E. Durant; Fairbanks, Daniel J., comps. Shrubland ecosystem genetics and biodiversity: proceedings; 2000 June 13-15; Provo, UT. Proc. RMRS-P-21. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 336-343.