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US-LS1: San Pedro River Lewis Springs Sacaton Grassland

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PI: Russell Scott russ.scott@ars.usda.gov - USDA-ARS
Technician: Ross Bryant Ross.Bryant@usda.gov - USDA
Lat, Long: 31.5615, -110.1403
Elevation(m): 1230
Network Affiliations: AmeriFlux
Vegetation IGBP: GRA (Grasslands: Lands with herbaceous types of cover. Tree and shrub cover is less than 10%. Permanent wetlands lands with a permanent mixture of water and herbaceous or woody vegetation. The vegetation can be present in either salt, brackish, or fresh water.)
Climate Koeppen: Bwh (Desert: warm winter)
Mean Annual Temp (°C): 17
Mean Annual Precip. (mm): 288
Flux Species Measured: CO2, H2O
Years Data Collected: 2003 - 2007
Years Data Available:

AmeriFlux BASE 2002 - 2007   Data Citation

Data Use Policy:AmeriFlux CC-BY-4.0 Policy1
Description:
This is a riparian grassland located along an old alluvial terrace along the banks of the entrenched San Pedro River in southeastern Arizona. Site climate ...
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Research Topics: riparian vegetation water use and carbon uptake, groundwater dependent ecosystem functioning, woody plant encroachment
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Image Credit: Russell Scott, 07/14/2003
Copyright preference: Open use
Site Publication More Site Publications
SCOTT, R. L., HUXMAN, T. E., WILLIAMS, D. G., GOODRICH, D. C. 2006. Ecohydrological Impacts Of Woody-Plant Encroachment: Seasonal Patterns Of Water And Carbon Dioxide Exchange Within A Semiarid Riparian Environment, Global Change Biology, 12:2, 311-324.
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