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The influence of soil characteristics on Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) post wild fire restoration efforts
Description
The Cave Creek Complex fires of June and July of 2005 north of Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. burned 248,310 acres of Sonoran desert, primarily on the Tonto National Forest, USFS. The fires consumed multiple stands of the keystone species Carnegiea gigantea, the saguaro cactus. Restoration efforts in late spring 2007 involved the monitoring of 200 transplanted saguaro cacti over a two year period for overall establishment and success. Observation of local saguaro distribution suggests that soil factors might influence saguaro growth. Therefore, soil samples were collected from each transplant location and analyzed for percentage coarse fragments, texture, pH and electrical conductivity as soil collection and analysis of these variables are relatively inexpensive and expedient. Regression analysis was used to determine which, if any of these soil characteristics significantly correlated with plant growth. The results of this study found significant correlation between saguaro transplant growth and the soil variables of clay content and pH, but no correlation between saguaro growth and coarse fragment percentages or electrical conductivity.
Date Created
2013
Contributors
- Elliott, Todd (Author)
- Green, Douglas (Thesis advisor)
- Steele, Kelly (Committee member)
- Alford, Eddie (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
iv, 48 p. : ill. (some col.)
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.18758
Statement of Responsibility
by Todd Elliott
Description Source
Viewed on Oct. 15, 2013
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2013
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-48)
Field of study: Applied biological sciences
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