Table 1.
Experimental sites.
| Region | Site Code1 | Site Name | Site Elevation (m) | Average Precipitation (mm)2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Urban | DBG | Desert Botanical Garden | 396 | 78 |
| Urban | MVP | Mountain View Park (North Mountain) | 397 | 71 |
| Urban | PWP | Piestewa Peak (Phoenix Mountain Preserve) | 456 | 76 |
| Urban | SME | South Mountain Park, East | 372 | 62 |
| Urban | SMW | South Mountain Park, West | 458 | 59 |
| Non-urban (East) | LDP | Lost Dutchman State Park | 620 | 132 |
| Non-urban (East) | MCN | McDowell Mountain Regional Park, North | 476 | 115 |
| Non-urban (East) | MCS | McDowell Mountain Regional Park, South | 539 | 102 |
| Non-urban (East) | SRR | Salt River Recreation Area | 434 | 120 |
| Non-urban (East) | UMP | Usery Mountain Regional Park | 592 | 95 |
| Non-urban (West) | EME | Estrella Mountain Regional Park, East | 331 | 55 |
| Non-urban (West) | EMW | Estrella Mountain Regional Park, West | 382 | 53 |
| Non-urban (West) | SNE | Sonoran Desert National Monument, East | 492 | 52 |
| Non-urban (West) | SNW | Sonoran Desert National Monument, West | 375 | 55 |
| Non-urban (West) | WTM | White Tank Mountain Regional Park | 454 | 73 |
1
For additional site characteristics, see Hall et al. (2011) and Cook et al. (2018).
2
Mean winter growing season precipitation (October - March) for the period 2006 to 2018