Interspecific Associations Among Desert Plants
Mcdonough WT. 1963. Interspecific Associations Among Desert Plants. The American Midland Naturalist. 70(2):291-299
Certain interspecific associations were determined in 18 stands of the Carnegiea gigantea-Cercidium microphyllum community type of the Arizona Succulent Desert. With limited exceptions (Larrea tridentata, Fouquieria splendens, Opuntia spp.) the stands showed a low degree of heterogeneity, with little tendency toward the organization or maintenance of particular groupings of species. The outstanding feature of the habitat is its uniformity with respect to occupancy by individuals of the species considered. Despite physiognomic diversity, there is no evidence for the existence of a complex of communities.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Mcdonough, Walter
- Units
- ORPI , SAGU
- Keywords
- Botany, Cacti (Cactaceae), Density, Desert Plants, Habitats, interspecies relationships, Palo Verde, Plant Associations, Plant Communities, Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), Trees, Vascular Plants