SEV1

Sevilleta LTER, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA.   34° 21' 07.2" N latitude, 106° 41' 20.4" W longitude.

Dominants vascular plants at the site: 

Other plants: 

Mean thickness of algal crust: mm
Mean thickness of lichen crust:  mm

Cover summary:

Type Cover        % Cover
Shrubs                      
Annuals                   
Perennial grasses  
Perennial forbs       
Algal crust             
Bryophytes            
Lichens                   
Bare Soil                 
Rock                        
Gravel                     
Litter                        
Cactus                      

Chlorophyll a (ng/g):  465.52
N fixation rate (mmol/n2/m2/hr): 8.42
Soil texture class:  sandy loam

SEV 2 

Sevilleta LTER, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA.  34° 19' 27.7" N latitude, 106° 42' 17.0" W longitude.

Dominants vascular plants at the site: 

Other plants: 

Mean thickness of algal crust: mm
Mean thickness of lichen crust:  mm

Cover summary:

Type Cover        % Cover
Shrubs                      
Annuals                   
Perennial grasses  
Perennial forbs       
Algal crust             
Bryophytes            
Lichens                   
Bare Soil                 
Rock                        
Gravel                     
Litter                        
Cactus                      

Chlorophyll a (ng/g):  771.67
N fixation rate (mmol/n2/m2/hr): 3675.50
Soil texture class:  sandy loam

SEV 3

Sevilleta LTER, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA.  34° 12' 43.5" N latitude, 106° 45' 28.5" W longitude.

Dominants vascular plants at the site: 

Other plants: 

Mean thickness of algal crust: mm
Mean thickness of lichen crust:  mm

Cover summary:

Type Cover        % Cover
Shrubs                      
Annuals                   
Perennial grasses  
Perennial forbs       
Algal crust             
Bryophytes            
Lichens                   
Bare Soil                 
Rock                        
Gravel                     
Litter                        
Cactus                      

Chlorophyll a (ng/g):  1279.74
N fixation rate (mmol/n2/m2/hr): 1803.78
Soil texture class:  sandy loam

SEV 4

Sevilleta LTER, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA.  34° 12' 43.5" N latitude, 106° 45' 28.5" W longitude.

Dominants vascular plants at the site: 

Other plants: 

Mean thickness of algal crust: mm
Mean thickness of lichen crust:  mm

Cover summary:

Type Cover        % Cover
Shrubs                      
Annuals                   
Perennial grasses  
Perennial forbs       
Algal crust             
Bryophytes            
Lichens                   
Bare Soil                 
Rock                        
Gravel                     
Litter                        
Cactus                      

Chlorophyll a (ng/g):  105.57
N fixation rate (mmol/n2/m2/hr): 884.09
Soil texture class: 

SEV 5

Sevilleta LTER, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA.  34° 21' 56.0" N latitude, 106° 57' 40.5" W longitude.

Dominants vascular plants at the site: 

Other plants: 

Mean thickness of algal crust: mm
Mean thickness of lichen crust:  mm

Cover summary:

Type Cover        % Cover
Shrubs                      
Annuals                   
Perennial grasses  
Perennial forbs       
Algal crust             
Bryophytes            
Lichens                   
Bare Soil                 
Rock                        
Gravel                     
Litter                        
Cactus                      

Chlorophyll a (ng/g):  953.57
N fixation rate (mmol/n2/m2/hr): 264.28
Soil texture class:  sand