This climate coupled with elevational changes creates a unique assemblage of plant communities in which chaparral dominates, yet also offers a tremendous diversity ranging from pinyon …

Chaparral describes a shrub-dominated plant community. In Arizona, this habitat covers approximately 3.5 million acres (Schalau 2008) and typically occurs at elevations between …

Desert chaparral grows above California's desert cactus scrub plant community and below the pinyon–juniper woodland. It is further distinguished from the deciduous sub-alpine scrub above …

Fire has been a frequent phenome non in both pinyon-juniper and chap arral vegetation (Mueggler 1976). However, evidence concerning the frequency and extent of fires prior to the …

Low elevation forests such as pinyon and juniper woodlands provide critical habitat connectivity that supports seasonal migration patterns of big game species. Pinyon Jays live in pinyon …

Sep 23, 2020 · Major natural communities include several types of chaparral, coastal sage scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland, oak woodlands, and several types of pine and other conifer forests, …

These are often Arizona white oak (Quercus arizonica), Emory oak (Quercus emoryi), pinyon pine (Pinus edulis) and Juniper (Juniperus spp.). Arizona receives its precipitation in two seasons: …

Dec 13, 2022 · Extensive stands of pinyon juniper woodlands occur in Yavapai County. Typical stands can be found north of Chino Valley, Ashfork, south of Seligman, and in much of the …

Mar 20, 2015 · Chaparral, like the term forest or mangrove, is a type of vegetation represented by several taxa and communities, of which three associations in California are paramount. Interior …

The Mogollon Chaparral ecosystem ranged from 4700 feet near the confluence of Rattlesnake and Pipestem Canyons, to 6500 feet near Grassy Peak. As mapped in this study, chaparral is …