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A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado
Summary
Technical report (October 1995). Covers Gunnison River Basin, Colorado, Ft. Collins. Topics: riparian vegetation classification, plant associations, environmental correlations, riparian plant association. Agencies: Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, Colorado Natural Heritage Program. Cites 15 external works.
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Stakeholders (16)
Agencies, organizations, and groups mentioned as actors in this document.
United States Forest ServiceUnited States Bureau of Land ManagementUnited States Environmental Protection AgencyUnited States Bureau of ReclamationUnited States Fish and Wildlife ServiceUnited States Geological SurveyColorado State UniversityColorado Department of Health
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National Park ServiceColorado Department of Natural ResourcesThe Nature ConservancyTown of Crested ButteColorado Natural Heritage ProgramColorado Division of Parks and Outdoor RecreationU.S. Soil Conservation ServiceState Wildlife Area
Places (68)
Rocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryColoradoCrested ButteGunnison BasinEast RiverRocky MountainsColorado RiverColorado River
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Gunnison CountyGunnison River BasinGunnison National ForestSan Juan MountainsFront RangeSlate Rivergreat plainssouth-central ColoradoMontanaUtahBlack CanyonIdahoWyomingUpper Colorado BasinBrush CreekSouth Platte RiverUncompahgre PlateauMuddy Creeknorthern UtahPlumas National ForestSnowshoe CreekTraver CreekBig Blue WildernessCollegiate Peaks Wilderness AreaFossil Ridge Wilderness Study AreaLa Garita WildernessPowderhorn Wilderness AreaCurecanti National Recreation AreaCurecanti National Recreation AreaCimarron RiverCentral RegionSan Miguel RiverSoap CreekBlack Canyon National MonumentDelta CountyUncompahgre National ForestWest Elk WildernessHinsdale CountyMesa CountyMontrose CountyOuray CountyMontroseRaggeds WildernessCache La Poudre RiverEagleFt. CollinsYampa River BasinBlack Canyon of the Gunnison National MonumentWhite River BasinSan Miguel/Dolores River Basineastern IdahoFall CreekGrouse SpringKelso CreekLittle Monitor CreekMunsey CreekNorth Fork East CreekOben CreekPorophyry CreekRobideau Creek
Concepts & Topics (41)
groundwater storage dynamicsevapotranspirationelevation gradientvegetation community compositionenvironmental variabilitygroundwatersoil grain sizesoil grain size
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hydraulic gradientwater quality standardscounterflowhillslope similarityherbivory impactriparian zonewater resourcesriparian nitrogen cycling hotspotsriparian nitrogen cycling hotspotsextinctionswildfireforest compositionbeaver-induced floodplain exchangeirrigationalpine treelineforced channeling mechanismsproximity to streamdiversity, equity, inclusion, and justicesuccessioncollective managementre-inundationvalley widthmininglivestock grazingoccurrence rankcoordination and supportNatural Heritage State Rarity Ranksrecreational activitiescover class codesnoxious weed controltaxonomic classificationfederal grant programsoccurrence rank
Species (181)
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PotentillaRushesBacteriaErigeronDelphinium barbeyiPopulusArtemisiaMertensiaPopulus tremuloidesherbaceous plantsA. tridentataPolemoniumLupinusArtemisia tridentataVeratrumFestucaTaraxacumnative speciesAquilegiaCastillejaPicea engelmanniiPenstemonMimulusValerianaSenecioTaraxacum officinaleMertensia ciliataFragariaAconitumAbies lasiocarpaRanunculusFragaria virginianaTrifoliumCardamine cordifoliaArabisSolidagoBromusAbiesPinus contortafish and wildlifePseudotsuga menziesiiElymusAbies faxonianasubalpine firLodgepoleT. arvenseAgoserisGeranium richardsoniiPolygonumPoa pratensisThlaspiAchillea millefoliumAconitum columbianumnon-native speciesnon-native plantsPolemonium foliosissimumcottonwoodHeterotheca villosashrubs and treesCarex aquatilisBetulaThalictrum fendleriPseudocymopterus montanusArnicaJuniperusPseudotsugaSteersJuncusHydrophyllum fendleriAstragaluswoody vegetationVaccinium myrtillusPrunusHeracleum sphondylium ssp. montanumRibes montigenumwildlife speciesaquatic plantsLonicera involucrataChenopodiumBistortaRosa woodsiiS. palustrisAgrostisriparian plantsHordeumPhleum alpinumT. montanumSymphoricarpos rotundifoliusAbies concolorDeschampsia cespitosaAgropyronArnica cordifoliaCaltha leptosepalaEquisetumPicea pungenslivestockSalix planifoliaCarex sppdomestic livestockJuniperus communisKentucky BluegrassPedicularis groenlandicaBetula glandulosaAcer negundoPopulus angustifoliaSalix brachycarpaCarex sp.Salix monticolaDanthoniaSambucus racemosaCarex geyeriDasiphora fruticosaCarex micropteraAmelanchier alnifoliaBetula occidentalisMaianthemum stellatumViola canadensisEquisetum arvenseSalix wolfiiRorippaCornus sericeaRibes inermePrunus virginianaEleocharis palustrisAntennaria parvifoliaEleocharisScirpusSalix boothiiSalix drummondianaCarex utriculataCalamagrostis canadensisActaea rubraAlnus incanaOsmorhiza depauperataQuercus gambeliiRibes cereumSwertia perennisNoccaea fendleri ssp. glaucaPoa palustrisCarex rostrataAchillea millefolium var. alpicolaCarex canescensS. geyerianaS. bebbianaAlopecurus aequalisSaxafragia odontolomaAngelica parryiGlyceriaThalictrum alpinumOxypolis fendleriAlnus incana ssp. tenuifoliaPyrola asarifoliaPerideridia gairdneriShepherdia argentiaToxicodendron rydbergiiEquisetum hyemaleMaianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosumRussian oliveElaeagnus angustifoliaClematis ligusticifoliaAcer glabrumJuniperius osteospennaConioselinum scopulorumSalix bebbianaPopulus balsamiferaAmelanchier utahensisShepherdia argenteaSalix ligulifoliaRhus aromaticaSalix geyerianaSalix exiguaRhodiola rhodanthasalt cedar
External References Cited (57)
Works cited by this document, grouped by type.
other (43)
- 1992 MOU FOR COORDINATION AND SUPPORT OF A COLORADO RIPARIAN COMMUNITY CLASSIFICATION (1992)
- A classification system for natural rivers (1994) — Rosgen, D.L
- A Preliminarly Vegetation Classification of the Western United States (1994) — Bourgeron, P.S. and L.D. Engelking, editors
- A svnonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States (1994) — Kartesz, J.T
- San Juan National Forest Riparian Vegetation Classification Preliminary Report (1994) — Kettler, S., C. Carsey, and M. Aitke_n
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- A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the \Vhite and Colorado River Basins (1994) — Kittel, G., R.J. Rondeau, N. Lederer, and D. Randolph
- A Preliminary Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Yampa and San Miguel/Dolores River Basins (1993) — Kittel, G. and N. Lederer
- Riparian ecological site inventory and demonstration project, northern L Rio Grande River and tributaries, Ne\V Mexico (1992) — Muldavin, E
- Vegetation Classification for Colorado (1991) — Reid, M. and P. Bourgeron
- An ecosystem perspective of riparian zones (1991) — Gregory, S.V., F.J. Swanson, W.A. McKee, and K.W. Cununins
- The Southern Rockies (1991) — Benedict, A.D
- Ecology of Wetlands in Big Meadows, Rocky Mountain National Park, l Colorado (1990) — Cooper, D.J
- The ecological importance of land-water ecotones (1990) — Risser, P
- Classification of riparian vegetation in the northern l Front Range (1990) — Cooper, D.J. and T.R. Cottrell
- Classification of the riparian vegetation of the montane and subalpine J zones in western Colorado (1989) — Baker, W.L
- Preliminary Riparian Community Type Classification for Nevada (1989) — Manning, M.E. and W.G. Padgett
- Classification and J Management of Riparian Sites in Central and Eastern Montana (1989) — Hansen, P., R. Pfister, K. Boggs, J. Pierce, and S. Chadde
- Vegetation survey design for conservation: gradsect sampling of forests in nonh-eastem Ne\V South Wales (1989) — Austin, M.P. and P.C. Heyligers
- Riparian Vegetation Dynamics along the Bighorn River, Wyoming (1988) — Akashi, Y
- Riparian Dominance Types of Montana (1988) — Hansen, P., S. Chadde, and R. Pfister
- Conservation of riparian ecosystems in the United States (1988) — Knopf, F.L., R.R. Johnson, T. Rich, F.B. Samson, and R. Szaro
- Forest Vegetation of the Gunnison and Parts of the Uncompahgre National Forests: A Preliminary Habitat Type Classification (1988) — Komarkova, V.K., R.R. Alexander, and B.C. Johnston
- A practical approach to the evaluation of the conservation status of vegetation in river corridors in wales (1987) — Slater, F.M., P. Curry, and C. Chadwell
- Riparian Zone Associations, Deschutes, Ochoco, Fremont, and Winema National Forests (1987) — Kovalchik, B.L
- Riparian Areas: Perceptions in Management (1987) — Elmore, W. and R. L. Beschta
- Riparian Vegetation of the Montane and Subalpine Zones in \Vest-central and Southwestern Colorado: Final Report (1986) — Baker, W.L
- Habitat Types on Selected Parts of the GulUlison and Uncompahgre National Forests (1986) — Komarkova, V
- Riparian community type classification of L southern Utah (1986) — Padgett, W.G. and A.P. Youngblood
- A prelin1inary classification of the natural vegetation of Colorado (1984) — Baker, W.L
- Draft Conservation Plan, L Upper Colorado River Basin, Yampa River Megasite (1984) — Peterson, S., S. Bowland, W.L. Baker, and D. Barton
- Fluvial Forms and Processes (1984) — Knighton D
- Vegetation along Green and Yampa Rivers and Response to Fluctuating 'Vater Levels (1983) — Fisher, N.T., M.S. Toll, A. C. Cully, and L.D. Potter
- Natural vegetation of the Piceance Basin, Colorado (1982) — Baker, W.L
- A preliminary forest habitat classification for the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico (1981) — Alexander, B. G
- Forest Vegetation of Colorado Front Range: composition and dynamics (1981) — Peet, R.K
- The Fluvial System (1977) — Schunun, S.A
- Possible changes in species structure of the subalpine forest induced by increased snowpack (1976) — Dix, R.J. and J.D. Richards
- Vegetation of the Grand Valley area (1974) — Keammerer, W.R
- Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern US and Adjacent Canada (1963) — Gleason, H.A. and A. Conquest
- Range Survey in Teton County, Wyoming, I (1961) — Beetle, A.A
- Forest vegetation of northern Idaho and adjacent Washington, and its L bearing on concepts of vegetation classification (1952) — Daubenmire, R
- Botanical studies in the Uinta Basin of Utah and Colorado (1937) — Graham, E.H
- Types of vegetation in the semiarid portion of the J United States and their economic significance (1924) — Aldous, A.E. and H.L. Shantz
study (8)
- Pseudotsuga menziesii/Quercus gambelii plant association (1994) — Kittel et al.
- Abies lasiocarpa/Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia-Salix drummondiana (1991) — Reid and Bourgeron
- Salix drummondiana/Mertensia ciliata (1990) — Cooper and Cottrell
- Abies lasiocarpa-Picea engelmannii/Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia-Lonicera involucrata-Salix drummondiana (1989) — Baker
- Salix monticola/mesic forb (1989) — Padgett et al.
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- Salix drummondiana-Salix monticola/Calamagrostis canadensis-Carex utriculata (1989) — Baker
- Pseudotsuga menziesii/Cornus sericea plant association (1988) — Hansen et al.
- Salix drummondiana-Salix monticola (1977) — Phillips
legislation (5)
- Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 (1987)
- Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (1975)
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (1973)
- Education Amendments of 1972 (1972)
- Civil Rights Act of 1964 (1964)
report (1)
- A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado (1995) — Gwen Kittel, Renee Rondeau, Steve Kettler
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