Effects of Convex and Concave slopes on Vegetation Characteristics

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Effects of Convex and Concave slopes on Vegetation Characteristics Joe Persico

Introduction/Background Question: How could convex and concave slopes (both north and south) affect vegetation and soil characteristics in the high alpine? This may change the way that water flows from snowmelt and drainage and can help us understand the dynamics of this ecosystem (Aandahl, 1949) Looking at north and south facing slopes as well to affects the landscape on a larger scale J.E Pinder III worked in Lassen Volcanic National Park Read the question, This is important because the vegetation and geology of the high alpine affects how nutrients and water flow into the subalpine and lower areas Pinder worked in Lassen looking at vegetation characteristics

Site Description #1 Just above cable gate near our alpine field day site. South west of Niwot Mountain South facing slope with both a concave and convex section Just above treeline Mostly small herbaceous vegetation with some willows and Krummholz Slope aspect: 150° S-SE Slope Angle: 9° Coordinates: 40°03'04.0"N 105°35'04.7"W Describe the first site

Site Description #2 Above Cable Gate and over Niwot Ridge Northwest facing slope Northwest of Niwot Mountain and just below Just above treeline with small Krummholz creeping in Concave and convex sections of the slope Mostly small herbaceous vegetation with some Krummholz and willows Slope Aspect: 320° N-NW Slope Angle: 6-8° Coordinates: 40°03'13.9"N 105°34'38.0"W Describe the second site

Methods Walked past cable gate a south facing and north facing slope with concave and convex sections Each convex or concave section set a 30m transect perpendicular to the aspect of the slope Record the angle and distance to center for concave and convex slopes Each transect had 3 Daubenmire plots Small sample of soil at each site at depth 10cm was taken Line intercept method was also used along each transect within each plot Steps repeated along transects on our North facing slope Data recorded and analyzed Anova-with replication and chi-squared Read methods quickly notable species, methods for daubenmire

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Conclusions Significant difference in moss and lichen frequency between concave and convex slopes Graminoids do not show a significant difference in frequency Obvious differences in cover type Observationally more barren on convex slopes Not much difference between north and south facing Soils showed little differences (dry vs. wet) Steepness and angle create differences Frequency of moss and lichen is higher on convex slopes while graminoids observationally looked different but tests didn’t show this North and south facing slopes had little difference

Conclusions and Discussion Percent cover shows significant difference in terms of moss and lichen Also shows significant difference in graminoid cover between convex and concave More water loving plants reside in concave landscapes (Bridge and Johnson, 2009) Wind rain and other disturbances discourage plants from colonizing in convex slopes Concave have more protection from stressors (Gilbert, 1909) Affects water runoff and fire patterns in the alpine regions (Pinder, et al., 1997) Soils are drier and more prone to runoff on convex slopes

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