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Seed Response Under Snow On A Subalpine Range In Central Utah, Alvin T. Bleak
Seed Response Under Snow On A Subalpine Range In Central Utah, Alvin T. Bleak
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The response of grass, forb, and shrub seeds to the subalpine environment during the fall and under winter snow and under laboratory conditions at 20/28 C was observed for 3 consecutive years at an elevation of about 3000m on the Wasatch Plateau in central Utah.
Seeds in nylon sleeves were planted under 2 cm of soil before snowfall. Under snow plantings were made directly on the soil surface and under 2 cm of soil. The seeds planted before snowfall were removed each year on four occasions: when under snow plantings were made, after snow depth exceeded 130 cm (deep snow), …