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Land cover types of the Las Vegas Wash, Nevada
Digital Scholarship@UNLV
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Land cover types of the Las Vegas Wash, Nevada
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Shanahan, Seth A.
Silverman, Dave Ehrenberg, Art |
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| Description |
Vegetation type, extent, continuity, and structure are some of the most important factors that determine wildlife diversity and distribution. Other contributing factors that shape wildlife communities include disturbance, competition, climate, and water availability. Because vegetation communities in the southwestern U.S. gradate sharply along zones of soil moisture, wildlife are often restricted to specific vegetation types. Along the Las Vegas Wash (Wash), Nevada, more than 250 wildlife...
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2007-09-01
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text
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application/pdf
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| Identifier |
http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/water_pubs/112
http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1118&context=water_pubs |
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Publications (WR)
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Digital Scholarship@UNLV
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Biotic communities--Classification
Desert plants Ephemeral streams Floodplain plants Nevada--Las Vegas Wash Vegetation classification Biology, general Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment Environmental Monitoring Natural Resources and Conservation Sustainability Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Water Resource Management |
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