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

Cynthia D. Huebner; John L. Vankat

U.S. Forest Service

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

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Huebner, Cynthia D.; Vankat, John L.

Year Published

2003

Publication

Journal of Vegetation Science. 14: 25-34.

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.

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