Prairie and forest vegetation of the Armand Bayou Nature Center, Harris County, Texas

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dc.contributor.advisorHarcombe, Paul A.en_US
dc.creatorOliver, Mary Elizabethen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:15:51Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:15:51Zen_US
dc.date.issued1990en_US
dc.description.abstractThe prairie and bordering woodlands of the Armand Bayou Nature Center, Harris County, Texas were sampled as an example of Texas Upper Coastal Prairie. The prairie is homogeneous and species-rich but shows very low dominance. Paspalum plicatulum, Dichanthelium spp., Carex cherokeensis, Andropogon virginicus, and Schizachyrium scoparium are the dominant graminoids. This prairie resembles the typical Upper Coastal Prairie of Texas but contains a greater number of eastern species with few southern or southwestern influences. Baccharis halimifolia has invaded the prairie and prairie climax species are no longer dominant. There is little evidence of a reduction in diversity due to brush encroachment. The woodlands are an oak and elm dominated riparian forest of the Upper Coastal Prairie with an important shrub component. Quercus phellos, Q. falcata, Ulmus americana, U. alata and U. crassifolia are common canopy species. Ilex vomitoria, Viburnum dentata, Callicarpa americana and Ligustrum sinense are the dominant shrubs.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Biol. 1990 Oliveren_US
dc.identifier.citationOliver, Mary Elizabeth. "Prairie and forest vegetation of the Armand Bayou Nature Center, Harris County, Texas." (1990) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13458">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13458</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13458en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectEcologyen_US
dc.subjectBotanyen_US
dc.subjectForestryen_US
dc.subjectWildlife managementen_US
dc.subjectAgricultureen_US
dc.subjectBiologyen_US
dc.titlePrairie and forest vegetation of the Armand Bayou Nature Center, Harris County, Texasen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentBiologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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