Abstract
The dominant range grass species of climax stands in the Kamloops area of British Columbia is Agropyron spicatum, but throughout this area there are localized regions where Stipa comata is dominant. It was believed that certain edaphic factors influenced the composition of the two grassland stand types. Stipa comata was observed to be growing on gravelly and coarse textured soils with low available water storage capacity, while Agropyron spicatum grew on finer soils with higher water storage capacities. At the beginning of the growing season, soils supporting Agropyron had a higher field moisture content than did nearby soils supporting Stipa. However, Stipa was observed to develop faster and is believed to be more highly adapted to droughty soil conditions.
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