Soil-Vegetation Correlations in Wetlands and Adjacent Uplands of the San Francisco Bay Estuary, California.
Abstract
As part of a national study, vegetation association with known hydric and nonhydric soils was sampled along the San Francisco Bay in California. Data on the hydrolic conditions of each soil was also collected from each sample site. Weighted average and index average (presence/absence averages) values were calculated for vegetation associations on each soil using the method developed by T.R. Wentworth and G.P. Johnson at North Carolina State University. Five of the six hydric soils examined were designated wetlands by these analyses and the remaining hydric soil was in the wetland range, but required supplemental information to verify its wetland nature. All of the upland soils supported a preponderance of upland vegetation. Results of vegetation analyses were also consistent with hydrologic conditions on each soil.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA322695
Entities
People
- Anni L. Eicher