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Annual Variation in the Dynamics of a Woodland Plant Community

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Michael Treshow  and
John Allan
Michael Treshow
Affiliation:
Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, U.S.A.
John Allan
Affiliation:
Research Ecologist, University of Utah Research Institute, Environmental Studies Laboratory, 391-D Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, U.S.A.
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The dynamics of a Pinyon Pine-Utah Juniper woodlands community were studied to determine the baseline conditions and the annual variation in the major plant components. Understanding the normal baseline community status and its annual variation is paramount to evaluating the possible impact of an air pollutant on the system. Environmental impact assessments rarely concern data from more than one or two years, yet results of the present study show that annual variation is such that data from several years are necessary to establish a valid baseline for community structure.

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , Autumn 1979 , pp. 231 - 236
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1979

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