wash.rich: Species richness and environmental variables from Mt Washburn
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Species richness and environmental variables from Mt Washburn

Description

Aho and Weaver (2010) examined the effect of environmental characteristics on alpine vascular plant species richness on Mount Washburn (3124m) a volcanic peak in north-central Yellowstone National Park.

Usage

data(wash.rich)

Format

A data frame with 40 observations on the following 7 variables.

site: Site identifier.
Y: Species richness.
X1: Percent Kjeldahl (total) soil N.
X2: Slope in degrees.
X3: Aspect in degrees from true north.
X4: Percent cover of surface rock.
X5: Soil pH.

Source

Aho, K., and T. Weaver (2010) Ecology of alpine nodes: environments, communities, and ecosystem evolution (Mount Washburn; Yellowstone Natl. Park). Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 40(2): 139-151.

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