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White Sands, Otero Co., New Mexico, USA. 

Dominant vascular plants at site: 

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): 419.29
N fixation rate (mmol/n2/m2/hr): 
Soil texture class: