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Vegetative Community Descriptions For The North Platte River In Wyoming And Nebraska, Lynn Fisher
Vegetative Community Descriptions For The North Platte River In Wyoming And Nebraska, Lynn Fisher
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: White Papers, Conference Presentations, and Manuscripts
A description of the vegetative communities in an area will provide an insight to wildlife potential and use of that area. Wildlife and its corresponding habitat are recognized as important for recreation and to the overall environmental quality of an area. The Water and Power Resources Service, Lower Missouri Region, is presently engaged in a study of the Platte River Basin, including an evaluation of wildlife habitat and associated environmental needs. Quantification of wildlife habitat along the South Platte River has been completed. Vegetation communities were described and habitat maps were prepared from color infrared aerial photographs (scale – 1:24,000). …