Russian-thistle field and seed bank data at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, 2015-2016
Data for journal manuscript: Establishment of Russian-thistle (Salsola) on Aeolian Sands: A Southern Colorado Plateau Case Study
Dates
Publication Date
2019-04-05
Start Date
2015-05-11
End Date
2016-09-15
Citation
Thomas, K.A., Redsteer, M.H., Stauffer, B., and Matias, S., 2019, Russian-thistle field and seed bank data at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, 2015-2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P992YTCO.
Summary
These data were compiled as part of a field and growth chamber study of the establishment of Salsola tragus (Russian thistle), an invasive non-native annual plant in North America. Field work was conducted at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona in 2015 and 2016 and the growth chamber study was conducted in 2016. The data represent field measurements of Salsola germination and growth (cover) and sediment movement at two field sites, one a stabilized sand sheet (SS) and the other on the ridge of a sand dune (SD). The data also represent a growth chamber assessment of the soil and litter seed bank from representative samples take at the two field sites.
Summary
These data were compiled as part of a field and growth chamber study of the establishment of Salsola tragus (Russian thistle), an invasive non-native annual plant in North America. Field work was conducted at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona in 2015 and 2016 and the growth chamber study was conducted in 2016. The data represent field measurements of Salsola germination and growth (cover) and sediment movement at two field sites, one a stabilized sand sheet (SS) and the other on the ridge of a sand dune (SD). The data also represent a growth chamber assessment of the soil and litter seed bank from representative samples take at the two field sites.
These data were obtained in order to examine germination and establishment of the invasive non-native forb Salsola tragus (Russian thistle) on aeolian surfaces in the arid Southwest. Multiple field observations were conducted on two types of aeolian (wind-blown) deposits. These deposits included a sand sheet with previous human disturbance and a large sand dune with no human disturbance.
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