Habitat Relationships of Basin Wildrye in the High Mountain Valleys of Central Utah
- 1 September 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Range Management
- Vol. 35 (5) , 628-633
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3898652
Abstract
Habitat relationships between stands of basin wildrye (E. cinereus) and adjacent sagebrush-grass steppe were studied in the Strawberry Valley of central Utah. Fifteen sites of basin wildrye and 15 adjacent sites of sagebrush-grass steppe were selected and sampled for various biotic and abiotic environmental variables. Stands of basin wildrye were dominated by this grass (90% composition). The adjacent sagebrush-grass steppe exhibited more diversity of species and life forms. Basin wildrye and badger diggings were correlated 95% of the time. K concentrations (P < .05) and soil depth (P < .01) were significantly greater in the basin wildrye sites. Secondary successional patterns were observed on disturbed sites.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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