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A.878 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.878
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance consists of cactus-dominated shrublands, moderately to densely dominated by ~Opuntia imbricata$, resulting from overgrazing of natural grasslands. It occurs particularly in slightly moister settings along broad swales. Infestation of ~Opuntia imbricata$ is variable, and cover of ~Opuntia$ in this type ranges from 25% to nearly 100%. Grass cover and composition is highly variable, depending on site and grazing regime and history. Associations in this alliance grade to grassland (often with some ~Opuntia$ cover) or to other grazing-induced shrubland communities, such as those dominated by ~Prosopis, Acacia$, and/or ~Mimosa$. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2506.A878
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: III.A.5.N.c
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Cane Cholla Shrubland Alliance
  Scientific: OPUNTIA IMBRICATA SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.878
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Opuntia imbricata Shrubland Alliance