Five Year Analyses of Vegetation Response to Restoration using Rock Detention Structures in Southeastern Arizona, United States.

ABSTRACT: Rock detention structures (RDS) are used in restoration of riparian areas around the world. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of RDS installation on vegetation in terms of species abundance and composition. We present the results from 5 years of annual vegetation sampling which focused on short term non-woody vegetation response within the riparian channel at 3 restoration sites across southeastern Arizona. We examined the potential ways that RDS can preserve native species, encourage wetland species, and/or introduce nonnative species using a Control-Impact-Paired-Series study design. Species composition and frequency were measured within quadrats and zones on an annual basis. Multivariate bootstrap analyses were performed, including Bray-Curtis dissimilarity index and n

SUBMITTER: Wilson NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10083153 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature