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Plant ecology of an arid basin, Tres Alamos-Redington area, southeastern Arizona / by Robert C. Zimmermann.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Zimmermann, Robert C., author.
- Series:
- Geological Survey professional paper ; 485-D.
- Geological Survey professional paper ; 485-D
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arid regions plants--Ecology--Arizona.
- Arid regions plants.
- Desert plants--Arizona.
- Desert plants.
- Arid regions plants--Ecology.
- Arizona.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- thematic maps.
- Thematic maps
- Maps
- Thematic maps.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, D51 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Distribution:
- Washington : United States Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication:
- Washington : U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1969.
- Contents:
- List of plants
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Physical setting
- Topography
- Bedrock geology
- Valley-fill geology
- Soils
- Climate
- Flow regimens
- Vegetation
- General description
- Floristic regions and previous work
- Methods of study
- Variations in the vegetation of the uplands
- Variations in the vegetation of valley floors
- Valley-floor vegetation undifferentiated from that of adjacent uplands
- Bottom-land closed canopy forest
- Variation in the vegetation of ephemeral streams
- Valley-floor vegetation of Tres Alamost Wash and Ash Creek
- Kelsey Canyon
- Lower reach of Hot Springs Canyon
- Variations in the valley-floor vegetation downstream from the mountain front
- Lower reach of Soza Canyon
- Vegetation of the San Pedro River bottom lands
- Summary
- Germination of valley-floor species
- General interpretation of the ecology of valley-floor vegetation
- Headwaters located on valley fill
- Headwaters located on bedrock
- Middle reach located on bedrock
- Middle reach located on valley fill
- Bedrock canyon in middle to lower reach
- Lower reach located on valley fill
- Extreme lower reach located on bedrock
- Selected aspects of valley-floor plant ecology
- Valley-floor vegetation, rooting depths, and ground-water withdrawals
- Rooting depths
- Capillary rise
- Plant growth and sources of moisture
- Distribution and ecology of desert-willow
- Valley-floor vegetation of gaged streams in the Tucson basin
- Discussion
- References
- Index.
- Plate 1. Geohydrologic maps of the Tres Alamos-Redington area, southeastern Arizona
- Plate 2. Maps showing ranges of valley-floor species in the Tres Alamos-Redington area.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed September 24, 2014).
- "Vegetation and hydrologic phenomena."
- Also available online in PDF format from the U.S. Geological Survey Warehouse (http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/).
- "A study of variations in the plant cover of an arid basin, primarily as related to differences in surface flow regimen."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages D46-D47) and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Zimmermann, Robert C. Plant ecology of an arid basin, Tres Alamos-Redington area, southeastern Arizona
- OCLC:
- 891574896
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