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Cover of Woody and Herbaceous Functional Groups in Burned and Unburned Plots, Mojave Desert, 2009-2013

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Publication Date
Start Date
2009
End Date
2013

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Klinger, R.C., 2017, Cover of woody and herbaceous functional groups in burned and unburned plots, Mojave Desert, 2009-2013: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F79022PZ.

Summary

Arid ecosystems are often vulnerable to transformation to invasive-dominated states following fire, but data on persistence of these states are sparse. The grass/fire cycle is a feedback process between invasive annual grasses and fire frequency that often leads to the formation of alternative vegetation states dominated by the invasive grasses. However, other components of fire regimes, such as burn severity, also have the potential to produce long-term vegetation transformations. Our goal was to evaluate the influence of both fire frequency and burn severity on the transformation of woody-dominated communities to communities dominated by invasive grasses in major elevation zones of the Mojave Desert of western North America. We [...]

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U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center
Originator :
Robert C Klinger
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center
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U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Western Ecological Research Center

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Cover of Woody and Herbaceous Functional Groups in Burned and Unburned Plots, Mojave Desert, 2009-2013.xml
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Plot.csv 28.29 KB text/csv
GuildMatrix.csv 29.91 KB text/csv
MormonMtnsLow12YPFInvasives.JPG
“Photographer: Robert Klinger, USGS, WERC” 		thumbnail 3.17 MB image/jpeg

Purpose

To examine both the individual and interactive roles of burn severity and fire frequency in altering fire regimes and long-term dominance of invasive annual grasses, especially via the grass/fire cycle, in the Mojave Desert, USA.

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The authors of these data require that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Photographer: Robert Klinger, USGS, WERC
Photographer: Robert Klinger, USGS, WERC

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