EFFECT OF WIND ON A FEROCACTUS-FORDII VAR FORDII POPULATION ON PIEDRAISLAND, BAJA-CALIFORNIA-SUR, MEXICO

Authors
ORTEGARUBIO A ROMEROSCHMIDT H ARGUELLESMENDEZ C CASTELLANOSVERA A
Citation
A. Ortegarubio et al., EFFECT OF WIND ON A FEROCACTUS-FORDII VAR FORDII POPULATION ON PIEDRAISLAND, BAJA-CALIFORNIA-SUR, MEXICO, Journal of arid environments, 31(1), 1995, pp. 15-19
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences",Ecology
Journal title
Journal of arid environments → ACNP
ISSN journal
01401963
Volume
31
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
15 - 19
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-1963(1995)31:1<15:EOWOAF>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A census was taken of the Ferocactus fordii var. fordii population at Piedra island, Baja California Sur, Mexico and the growing form of the ir individuals recorded. The population consisted of 114 individuals, growing, on average, in clusters of nine. Most of these clusters (77%) were located in the southern part of the island. All Ferocactus fordi i var. fordii individuals showed morphological responses to the effect of the dominant wind direction and showed different degrees of prostr ation directly related to their size. (C) 1995 Academic Press Limited.