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dc.contributor.advisorMcClatchey, Will
dc.contributor.authorZiomek, Sarah Kaitlynen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-23T14:50:44Z
dc.date.available2014-07-23T14:50:44Z
dc.date.created2014en_US
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.identifierUMI thesisen_US
dc.identifieretd-05132014-112442en_US
dc.identifierumi-10476en_US
dc.identifiercat-002150658en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/4561
dc.description.abstractWe examined the influence of surface area and water permanence on plant species richness of ponds at Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland in north central Texas. Forty ponds were randomly selected and surveyed during a spring and fall field season. Ponds varied in size from 4000 m2; species richness ranged from 20 to 78 species. A total of 228 taxa from 51 families were found. A cluster analysis showed all ponds to be at least 50% dissimilar in floristic composition. There was a significant, positive relationship between surface area and richness, number of wetland species, and number of perennial species. Permanent ponds displayed significantly higher richness, composition of perennial species, and numbers of wetland species than temporary ponds. While surface area and permanence helped in part to explain the variation in richness between ponds, stochastic events and other factors also influence the composition of pond vegetationen_US
dc.format.mediumFormat: Onlineen_US
dc.publisher[Fort Worth, Tex.] : Texas Christian University,en_US
dc.relation.ispartofTCU Master Thesisen_US
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dc.titlePlant species richness of Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands pondsen_US
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etd.degree.departmentDepartment of Geology, Energy and the Environment
etd.degree.levelMaster
local.collegeCollege of Science and Engineering
local.departmentEnvironmental and Sustainability Sciences
local.academicunitSchool of Geology, Energy and the Environment
dc.type.genreThesis
local.subjectareaEnvironmental Sciences
etd.degree.nameMaster of Science


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