Rocky Mountain Research Station

Title: Plant biomass and species composition along an environmental gradient in montane riparian meadows

Author: Dwire, Kathleen A.; Kauffman, J. Boone; Brookshire, E. N. Jack; Baham, John E.

Date: 2004

Source: Oecologia. 139(2): 309-317.

Description: In riparian meadows, narrow zonation of the dominant vegetation frequently occurs along the elevational gradient from the stream edge to the floodplain terrace. We measured plant species composition and above- and belowground biomass in three riparian plant communities - a priori defined as wet, moist, and dry meadow - along short streamside topographic gradients in two montane meadows in northeast Oregon. The objectives were to: (1) compare above- and belowground biomass in the three meadow communities; (2) examine relations among plant species richness, biomass distribution, water table depth, and soil redox potential along the streamside elevational gradients.

Keywords: aboveground biomass, belowground biomass, species richness, water table depth, soil redox potential

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Dwire, Kathleen A.; Kauffman, J. Boone; Brookshire, E. N. Jack; Baham, John E.  2004.  Plant biomass and species composition along an environmental gradient in montane riparian meadows.   Oecologia. 139(2): 309-317..