Effects of artificially imposed shade on a Sonoran Desert ecosystem: microclimate and vegetation.

S. D. Smith; D. T. Patten; R. K. Monson

Effects of artificially imposed shade on a Sonoran Desert ecosystem: microclimate and vegetation.

S. D. Smith, D. T. Patten, R. K. Monson

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Abstract

Shading resulted in a cooler, moister microhabitat below and behind each structure. Open gaps between structures exhibited moister soils relative to a control. Ephemeral plants increased in species diversity and showed a shift in species composition in shaded microsites, but exhibited decreased total biomass relative to controls. A deciduous shrub, Ambrosia deltoidea, had more mesophytic leaves, higher leaf area, CO₂ assimilation and growth in shaded microsites. An evergreen shrub, Larrea tridentata, had highest CO₂ assimilation and growth in sunny microsites. -from Authors

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	65-82
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Arid Environments
Volume	13
Issue number	1
State	Published - 1987
Externally published	Yes

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Ecology
Earth-Surface Processes

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Effects of artificially imposed shade on a Sonoran Desert ecosystem: microclimate and vegetation.

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