Analysis of Desert Shrubs along First-Order Channels on the Desert Piedmonts: Possible Indicators of Ecosystem Health and Historic Variation - (SEED Project)

Abstract

The overall goal of this project was to investigate whether specific shrub and tree species distributed long the first-order channels draining desert piedmonts can provide efficient and reliable signals of environmental change (resulting from either natural disturbance or military activities) and ecological condition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 06, 2005
Accession Number
ADA435299

Entities

People

  • Eric McDonald
  • Erik Hamerlynck
  • Joseph Mcauliffe
  • Todd Caldwell

Organizations

  • Desert Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Chemical Properties
  • Climate Change
  • Drainage Basins
  • Ecosystems
  • Environment
  • Groundwater
  • Isotopes
  • Measurement
  • Plant Roots
  • Plants
  • Rodents
  • Soil Science
  • Surveys
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Time-Domain Reflectometry
  • United States

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.