| Publication Type |
journal article |
| School or College |
College of Science |
| Department |
Biology |
| Creator |
Davidson, Diane W. |
| Other Author |
George, D. B.; Schliep, K. C.; Patrell-Kim, L. J. |
| Title |
Microtopography of microbiotic crusts on the Colorado Plateau, and distribution of component organisms |
| Date |
2000 |
| Description |
We analyzed the microtopography of microbiotic soil crusts at 3 sites on the Colorado Plateau of southern Utah and investigated distributions of cyanobacteria and several lichens in distinctive microhabitats created by this topography. At all 3 sites the long axes of linear soil mounds were oriented nonrandomly in a NNW-SSE direction. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
Western North American Naturalist |
| Volume |
60 |
| Issue |
4 |
| First Page |
343 |
| Last Page |
354 |
| Subject |
Microtopography; Microbiotic crusts; Colorado Plateau; Cryptobiotic soil; Colonization; Nonrandom orientation; Exposure; Collema; Disturbance history; Microhabitat |
| Subject LCSH |
Lichens; Cyanobacteria; Niche (Ecology) |
| Language |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
George, D. B., Davidson, D. W., Schliep, K. C., & Patrell-Kim, L. J. (2000). Microtopography of microbiotic crusts on the Colorado Plateau, and distribution of component organisms. Western North American Naturalist, 60(4), 343-54. |
| Rights Management |
©Western North American Naturalist |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
163,637 bytes |
| Identifier |
ir-main,4943 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s68630sh |
| Setname |
ir_uspace |
| ID |
704598 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68630sh |
