Effects of Quercus emoryi on herbaceous vegetation in a semi-arid savanna

✍ Scribed by Haworth, Kathryn ;McPherson, Guy R.

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 522 KB
• Volume: 112
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1573-5052
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00044689

✦ Synopsis

Ten trees (5-70 m 2 canopy area) were selected to determine effects of tree size (crown area) on herbaceous species composition and biomass in a Quercus emoryi savanna in southeastern Arizona. Consistent with most studies in temperate savannas, herbaceous biomass was reduced beneath the canopy relative to grassland areas. However, tree size appeared to exert no influence over herbaceous biomass. In contrast to most temperate savannas, Q. emoryi trees did not affect distribution of herbaceous species.