Plant community patterns in a gypsum area of NE Spain. I. Interactions with topographic factors and soil erosion

Abstract. Rainfall erosivity is a major causal factor of soil erosion, and it is included in many prediction models. Maps of rainfall erosivity indices are required for assessing soil erosion at the regional scale. In this study a comparison is made between several techniques for mapping the rainfall erosivity indices: i) the RUSLE R factor and ii) the average EI30 index of the erosive events over the Ebro basin (NE Spain). A spatially dense precipitation data base with a high temporal resolution (15 min) was used. Global, local and geostatistical interpolation techniques were employed to produce maps of the rainfall erosivity indices, as well as mixed methods. To determine the reliability of the maps several goodness-of-fit and error statistics were computed, using a cross-validation scheme, as well as the uncertainty of the predictions, modeled by Gaussian geostatistical simulation. All methods were able to capture the general spatial pattern of both erosivity indices. The semivariogram analysis revealed that spatial autocorrelation only affected at distances of ~15 km around the observatories. Therefore, local interpolation techniques tended to be better overall considering the validation statistics. All models showed high uncertainty, caused by the high variability of rainfall erosivity indices both in time and space, what stresses the importance of having long data series with a dense spatial coverage.

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Plant community patterns and soil moisture regime in gypsum grasslands of north central Mexico

Journal of Arid Environments ◽

10.1016/s0140-1963(18)31021-8 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 147-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Susan E. Meyer ◽

Edmundo García-Moya

Keyword(s):

Soil Moisture ◽

Plant Community ◽

Central Mexico ◽

Moisture Regime ◽

Community Patterns ◽

North Central ◽

Soil Moisture Regime

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Geographic space, relief, and soils predict plant community patterns of Asteraceae in rupestrian grasslands, Brazil

Biotropica ◽

10.1111/btp.12636 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 51 (2) ◽

pp. 155-164 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daniel A. Chaves ◽

Suelma Ribeiro-Silva ◽

Carolyn E. B. Proença ◽

Washington L. Oliveira ◽

João Bernardo A. Bringel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Plant Community ◽

Community Patterns ◽

Geographic Space

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Hierarchical priority setting for restoration in a watershed in NE Spain, based on assessments of soil erosion and ecosystem services

Regional Environmental Change ◽

10.1007/s10113-012-0392-4 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 911-926 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Mattia Trabucchi ◽

Francisco A. Comín ◽

Patrick J. O’Farrell

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Soil Erosion ◽

Priority Setting ◽

Ne Spain

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Plant Community Patterns of Low-Gradient Forested Floodplains in a New Jersey Urban Landscape

The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society ◽

10.2307/4126953 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 131 (3) ◽

pp. 232 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Myla F. J. Aronson ◽

Colleen A. Hatfield ◽

Jean Marie Hartman

Keyword(s):

New Jersey ◽

Plant Community ◽

Urban Landscape ◽

Community Patterns

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Plant community patterns in Moroccan temporary ponds along latitudinal and anthropogenic disturbance gradients

Plant Ecology & Diversity ◽

10.1080/17550874.2017.1346716 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (2-3) ◽

pp. 197-215 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mohammed El Madihi ◽

Laila Rhazi ◽

Maarten Van den Broeck ◽

Mouhssine Rhazi ◽

Aline Waterkeyn ◽

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Keyword(s):

Plant Community ◽

Anthropogenic Disturbance ◽

Temporary Ponds ◽

Community Patterns

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Response of boreal plant communities to variations in previous fire-free interval

International Journal of Wildland Fire ◽

10.1071/wf06012 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 497 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Jill F. Johnstone

Keyword(s):

Plant Community ◽

Plant Communities ◽

Populus Tremuloides ◽

Boreal Forests ◽

Fire History ◽

Yukon Territory ◽

Deciduous Species ◽

Community Patterns ◽

Free Interval ◽

Species Cover

The present study used overlapping burn scars from natural wildfires to examine the effects of changes in the fire-free interval on early successional plant communities in boreal forests of central Yukon Territory, Canada. Data on plant community composition and residual organic material were collected in the first decade of post-fire regeneration in two study areas with recent fire overlap. Sites with a shorter fire-free interval had reduced loads of deadwood and shallower organic layers after the most recent fire. Multivariate analysis of species cover indicated that sites in and out of the burn overlap zones also supported distinct plant communities. Differences in the plant communities were associated with a greater abundance of woody deciduous species, such as Populus tremuloides, Salix spp., and Shepherdia canadensis, at sites that had recently re-burned. Sites that burned after a longer interval had higher moss cover and greater abundance of Picea mariana, Calamagrostis canadensis, and Ribes glandulosum in one study area, and Epilobium angustifolium in the second area. Ordinations of species cover indicated that plant community patterns were most strongly associated with gradients related to fire history and topography. In general, shorter fire-free intervals reduced pools of residual plant material and favored dominance of resprouting, woody deciduous species.

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