Characteristics and distribution of palouse prairie remnants: Implications for conservation planning

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-85

  Looney, Chris ^a   Eigenbrode, Sanford D ^b  

^a Washington State Department of Agriculture   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Fragmentation; Mapping; Palouse; Prairie

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDOWNER; MAPPING METHOD; PRAIRIE; SHALLOW SOIL; SOIL TYPE;

IDAHO; PALOUSE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84857482090     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/043.032.0109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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