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https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.18758
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2013
iv, 48 p. : ill. (some col.)
Masters Thesis
Academic theses
Text
eng
Elliott, Todd
Green, Douglas
Steele, Kelly
Alford, Eddie
Arizona State University
Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2013
Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-48)
Field of study: Applied biological sciences
The Cave Creek Complex fires of June and July of 2005 north of Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. burned 248,310 acres of Sonoran desert, primarily on the Tonto National Forest, USFS. The fires consumed multiple stands of the keystone species Carnegiea gigantea, the saguaro cactus. Restoration efforts in late spring 2007 involved the monitoring of 200 transplanted saguaro cacti over a two year period for overall establishment and success. Observation of local saguaro distribution suggests that soil factors might influence saguaro growth. Therefore, soil samples were collected from each transplant location and analyzed for percentage coarse fragments, texture, pH and electrical conductivity as soil collection and analysis of these variables are relatively inexpensive and expedient. Regression analysis was used to determine which, if any of these soil characteristics significantly correlated with plant growth. The results of this study found significant correlation between saguaro transplant growth and the soil variables of clay content and pH, but no correlation between saguaro growth and coarse fragment percentages or electrical conductivity.
Environmental Management
Carnegiea gigantea
Restoration
Saguaro
Soil
wild fire
Soils--Effect of fires on--Arizona--Tonto National Forest.
Soils
Saguaro--Soils--Arizona--Tonto National Forest.
Saguaro
Saguaro--Transplanting--Arizona--Tonto National Forest.
Saguaro
The influence of soil characteristics on Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) post wild fire restoration efforts