Montane grasslands in the landscape of the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
Allen CD. 1984. Montane grasslands in the landscape of the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ecological and historical description of the montane grasslands of the Jemez Mountains, NM. Extensive descriptions of the forest types surrounding the grasslands (tree-size, species composition and distribution), soil analysis, human land use practices (prehistoric and historic). This information is used to suggest future management activities. Contents include: Topographic Situation and Areal Extent; Grassland Vegetation; Adjacent Forests; Soils; Tree Invasion; Maintenance of Montane Grasslands; Explanation of Modern Tree Invasion; How Old Are These Grasslands?; Human Use of Montane Grasslands Through Time; Montane Grasslands as an Element of the Jemez Mountain Landscape. Appendices include checklists of grasses, forbs, amphibians, birds, mammals, reptiles and a soil profile description. Includes several black & white photographs (some are aerial).
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Allen, Craig
- Date of Issue
- 1984
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Units
- BAND
- Keywords
- Amphibians (Amphibia), Birds (Aves), Fire History, Forest Communities, Geographic Information System (GIS), Grasses (Gramineae), Grassland, Historic Vegetation, Human Impact, I&M2000, Jemez Mountains NM, Landscape Ecology, Mammals, Plant Studies, Reptiles (Reptilia), Soil Associations, Soil Profiles, Thesis