Spatial patterns of mortality in a Colorado desert plant community
Miriti MN, Howe HF, Wright SJ. 1998. Spatial patterns of mortality in a Colorado desert plant community. Plant Ecology. 136(1):41-51
In 1984 and 1989, the authors mapped over 7000 perennial shrubs within a one hectare study plot in Joshua Tree National Park. This five year re-census showed negative interactions between plants of the same species that was not evident after a one year evaluation. Although both adult and juvenile plants of most species increased in number, higher mortality was observed for juveniles than adults. In particular, juvenile Eriogonum fasciculatum were more likely to die when closer to conspecific adult plants.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Miriti, Maria; Howe, Henry; Wright, S.
- Units
- JOTR
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Abundance (Biodiversity), Colorado Desert, Demography, Dispersion, Distribution (Biodiversity), five year re-census, intraspecific competition, Joshua Tree National Park, mapped study sites, Mojave Desert, mortality analysis, Plant Community, Presence (Biodiversity), Shrubs, spatial pattern, Taxa Links To References, Vegetation