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Wildlife Habitat Investigations And Management Implications On The Bridger-Teton National Forest, G.E. Gruell, M.S. Boyce, L.D. Hayden Wing Jan 1979

Wildlife Habitat Investigations And Management Implications On The Bridger-Teton National Forest, G.E. Gruell, M.S. Boyce, L.D. Hayden Wing

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Grazing impact by elk and moose has been a point of concern in Jackson Hole for many years. Concern has been primarily directed towards sparsely vegetated south aspects, aspen stands, and willow bottoms. Numerous transects have quantified heavy foliage utilization. Trend studies have been mostly inconclusive. Study of historical narratives have quantified heavy forage utilization. Trend studies have been mostly inconclusive. Study of historical narratives, early photographs and consideration of plant physiology, soils data, and fire ecology have aided interpretations of vegetal trend and plant succession in recent years. Photographs show little change on sparsely vegetated sites. Soils information on …


Influence Of Fire On Vegetation Production In The Aspen Ecosystem In Western Wyoming, Dale L. Bartos, Walter F. Mueggler Jan 1979

Influence Of Fire On Vegetation Production In The Aspen Ecosystem In Western Wyoming, Dale L. Bartos, Walter F. Mueggler

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One hundred and sixty hectares of the upper Gros Ventre elk winter range were burned to improve forage production and to rejuvenate the decadent aspen.