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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/3206| Title: | Vegetation and terrain relationships in south-central New Mexico and western Texas |
| Authors: | Satterwhite, Melvin B. Ehlen, Judy, 1944- |
| Keywords: | Arid climates Chihuahuan Desert Desert Ecology Geobotanical studies Geology Grassland Landforms Plant communities Semiarid climates Shrublands Soil conditions Soil depth Soil moisture Soil texture Soil Southwestern U. S. |
| Publisher: | U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | ETL ; 0245. |
| Description: | Report Abstract: Relationships between landforms and plant communities for a 650,000 hectare area in the Chihuahuan Desert; New Mexico and Texas, were studied using aerial photography and field observations. Techniques used showed that plant communities were associated with definite landform units, and with the soil depth, texture, and moisture characteristics in the various units. Four major landform-soil units were identified on which a specific plant community was found, accounting for more than 30 percent of the community's distribution. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/3206 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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