Hydric and mesic riparian plant species data for quantifying divergent physiological responses to a Colorado River experimental flow

These data were compiled to assess physiological responses of plants to short-term changes in streamflow, both increased and decreased. Objective(s) of our study were to determine the degree to which plants with different habitat preferences and functional strategies responded to short-term increases or decreases in the elevation of the water table. These data represent streamflow rates, temperature, and metrics of plant water status. These data were collected in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area from March 13-27, 2021, and collected by the U.S. Geological Survey-Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center. Streamflow data were obtained from the Lees Ferry gage station, and temperature data were obtained from...

Categories: Data; Tags: Arizona, Botany, Colorado River, Ecology, Geography, All tags... Glen Canyon, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon, Hydrology, Information Sciences, Lees Ferry, Lees Ferry gage station, Lees Ferry weather station, Southwest US, USGS 09380000, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Resources, biogeography, biota, data release, functional strategies, habitat alteration and disturbance, habitat preferences, habitats, leaf relative water content, leaf temperature, plant responses, plant water potential, plant water status, plants (organisms), riparian plant species, stomatal conductance, stream-gage measurement, streamflow, streamflow data, temperature data, vegetation, Fewer tags

Southwestern Riparian Plant Trait Matrix, Colorado River, Grand Canyon, 2014 to 2016—Data

Note: this data release has been superseded by version 2.0, available here: https://doi.org/10.5066/P974VCDK.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 Data for the matrix were compiled from published scientific papers, unpublished reports, plant fact sheets, existing trait databases, regional floras, and plant guides.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

Southwestern Riparian Plant Trait Matrix, Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona (ver. 2.0, January 2022)

Trait-based approaches to vegetation analyses are becoming more prevalent in studies of riparian vegetation dynamics, including responses to flow regulation, groundwater pumping, and climate change. These analyses require species trait data compiled from the literature and floras or original field measurements. Gathering such data makes trait-based research time intensive at best and impracticable in some cases. To support trait-based analysis of vegetation along the Colorado River through Grand Canyon, a data set of 20 biological traits and ecological affinities for 179 species occurring in that study area was compiled. This diverse flora shares species with many riparian areas in the western USA and includes species...

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Arizona, Botany, Coconino County, Colorado River, Ecological tolerances, All tags... Ecology, Ecology, Freshwater Ecosystems, Functional traits, Geography, Grand Canyon National Park, Information Sciences, Lees Ferry, Mohave County, Riparian plant species, Southwestern United States, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Vascular Plants, Fewer tags