Relationship between remnant size and plant species richness in the Tucson urban matrix
| dc.contributor.advisor | Livingston, Margaret | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Duncan, Allison B. | |
| dc.creator | Duncan, Allison B. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-03T13:36:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-04-03T13:36:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278795 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The Sonoran Desert surrounding Tucson, Arizona is the dominant matrix in a region undergoing a transition from desert matrix to urban matrix with little emphasis placed on preserving this native ecosystem intact. Instead, patches of desert, remnants, are cut off the desert matrix and surrounded by a variety of land uses including residential, transit, and commercial. 31 sites within the City of Tucson were surveyed and the site's plant species richness, woody cover, herbaceous cover, and disturbance percentage measured. The plants found on-site were classified into native or exotic, annual or perennial, and woody or herbaceous, and further broken down into growth form. Results indicated a significant correlation between a site's area and its percent disturbance, as well as correlations between its native vegetation and area. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | The University of Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Biology, Ecology. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Landscape Architecture. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Urban and Regional Planning. | en_US |
| dc.title | Relationship between remnant size and plant species richness in the Tucson urban matrix | en_US |
| dc.type | text | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Arizona | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en_US |
| dc.identifier.proquest | 1410267 | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Graduate College | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Landscape Architecture | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | M.L.A. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.bibrecord | .b43042363 | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-27T16:42:30Z | |
| html.description.abstract | The Sonoran Desert surrounding Tucson, Arizona is the dominant matrix in a region undergoing a transition from desert matrix to urban matrix with little emphasis placed on preserving this native ecosystem intact. Instead, patches of desert, remnants, are cut off the desert matrix and surrounded by a variety of land uses including residential, transit, and commercial. 31 sites within the City of Tucson were surveyed and the site's plant species richness, woody cover, herbaceous cover, and disturbance percentage measured. The plants found on-site were classified into native or exotic, annual or perennial, and woody or herbaceous, and further broken down into growth form. Results indicated a significant correlation between a site's area and its percent disturbance, as well as correlations between its native vegetation and area. |
