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These data consist of species relative cover, percent cover of dead plant material, percent cover of soil and rock, and a variety of broad - and local- scale environmental variables. These data relate to sample sites along the Colorado River through Grand Canyon between Lees Ferry and river mile 245. The plant and ground cover data included here were originally collected as a part of annual vegetation monitoring by Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center. Environmental variables were either recorded in the field or obtained through other data sources. Species and ground cover data were collected in August and September 2014 at 96 randomly selected sample sites that were approximately evenly distributed along...
Types: Citation;
Tags: American Southwest,
Arizona,
Colorado River,
Environmental variables,
Grand Canyon, All tags...
Landscape ecology,
Riparian vegetation,
Southwestern United States,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
United States,
Vegetation composition, Fewer tags
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Note: this data release has been superseded by version 2.0, available here: https://doi.org/10.5066/P974VCDK. This dataset contains information on the physical traits and environmental tolerances of plant species occurring along the lower Colorado River through Grand Canyon. Due to the unique combination of plant species within the Grand Canyon, this flora shares species with many riparian areas in the western U.S.A. and represents obligate wetland to obligate upland plant species. Data for the matrix were compiled from published scientific papers, unpublished reports, plant fact sheets, existing trait databases, regional floras, and plant guides. Categorical, ordinal, and continuous data are included in this dataset....
Categories: Data;
Types: Citation;
Tags: Arizona,
Coconino County,
Colorado River,
Ecological tolerances,
Ecology, All tags...
Freshwater Ecosystems,
Functional traits,
Grand Canyon National Park,
Lees Ferry,
Mohave County,
Riparian plant species,
Southwestern United States,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
United States,
Vascular Plants, Fewer tags
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These data were compiled or measured (depending on the trait) for 110 plant species which were documented in vegetation monitoring surveys in years 2012-2014 along the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park. New trait data was collected forspecific leaf area, stem specific gravity, δ13C, δ15N, percent carbon and nitrogen, and carbon/nitrogen ratio. Seed mass and plant height data were collected from the literature and the KEW Royal Botanic Garden Seed Information Database (http://data.kew.org/sid/).
Types: Citation;
Tags: Arizona,
Coconino County,
Colorado River,
Environmental gradients,
Flagstaff, All tags...
Functional traits,
Grand Canyon,
Grand Canyon National Park,
Herbaceous plants,
Mohave County,
Northern Arizona,
Seed mass,
Species,
Stem specific gravity,
Trait variation,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
Wetland indicator status,
Woody plants,
Yavapai County, Fewer tags
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