A preliminary survey of terrestrial plant communities in the Sierra de los Valles
Balice RG. 1998. A preliminary survey of terrestrial plant communities in the Sierra de los Valles. LA-13523-MS. Los Alamos National Laboratory. Los Alamos, NM
To more fully understand the species compositions and environmental relationships of high-elevation terrestrial plant communities in the Los Alamos region, 30 plots in randomly selected, upland locations were sampled for vegetation, topographic, and soils characteristics. The locations of these plots were constrained to be above 2,134 m (7,000 ft) above mean sea level. The field results were summarized, analyzed, and incorporated into a previously developed classification of vegetation and land cover types. The revised and updated discussions of the environmental relationships at these sites and their associated species compositions are included in this report. A key to the major land cover types in the Los Alamos region was also revised in accordance with the new information and included here in its entirety.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Balice, Randy
- Date of Issue
- 1998-10
- Publisher
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Units
- BAND
- Keywords
- Plant Communities, Plant Studies, Sierra de los Valles (New Mexico), Vegetation Surveys