Riparian plant guilds of ephemeral, intermittent and perennial rivers
Abstract
Plant functional types (or guilds) increasingly are being used to predict vegetation response to global changes. Continued human population growth coupled with projected warmer and drier climate will alter the hydrologic regimes of many arid‐zone rivers, including intermittent rivers. We aimed to identify (i) woody plant guilds associated with distinct stream types of an arid region and (ii) plant traits indicating adaptation to the selective pressures of water availability and fluvial disturbance.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 10.1111/fwb.12686
Entities
People
- David M. Merritt
- Juliet C. Stromberg
Organizations
- Arizona State University
- United States Environmental Protection Agency