Open AccessA Vegetation Study of Capitol Reef National Park
Author(s) -
Kenneth D. Heil,
Rich Fleming,
J. Porter,
William H. Romme
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
annual report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2693-2407
pISSN - 2693-2385
DOI - 10.13001/uwnpsrc.1987.2615
Subject(s) - national park , reef , geography , vegetation (pathology) , habitat , floristics , taxon , ecology , welsh , archaeology , biology , medicine , pathology
Capitol Reef National Park lies in a relatively unexplored region of southcentral Utah. The diversity in geology and the elevation gradient (3,500-9,000 feet) allows for diverse vegetation including endemic and rare taxa (Welsh and Chatterley, 1985). Previous floristic studies have been conducted in San Rafael Swell (Harris, 1980) and the Henry Mountains (Neese, 1981); however, aside from classification of coniferous habitat types (Youngblood and Mauk, 1985), no community studies have been done in this region.