Inventory and Assessment of Upland Vegetation on the Pioneer Mountain Ranch
Rust SK, Murphy CJ, Coulter CL, Tackett AG, Easdale GB. 2003. Inventory and Assessment of Upland Vegetation on the Pioneer Mountain Ranch. Conservation Data Center, Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Boise, ID
The Pioneer Mountain Ranch lies in the southeastern portion of the Pioneer Mountains of east-central Idaho. Located at the interface of montane woodland and sagebrush steppe ecosystems, the area encompasses key wildlife habitats and high biological diversity. A comprehensive inventory and assessment of the biological components of the area will provide baseline information for the maintenance and enhancement of high quality biological values within the area. The objectives of the study are to: (1) prepare a high resolution, comprehensive vegetation map for the study area at the scale of 1 :24,000; (2) provide documentation of the composition and structure of major vegetative cover types; (3) conduct rare plant inventories; (4) identify unique, rare, or outstanding exemplary stands of vegetation; (5) estimate wildlife use of the area; and (6) provide recommendations for management and monitoring within the three units of the Pioneer Mountain Ranch.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Rust, Steven; Murphy, Chris; Coulter, Cynthia; Tackett, Ali; Easdale, Guyman
- Date of Issue
- 2003-02
- Publisher
- Conservation Data Center, Idaho Department of Fish and Game
- Units
- CRMO
- Keywords
- composition, cover type, Lava Lake, management, monitoring, Pioneer Mountain Ranch, rare plant, Riparian, structure, upland vegetation, vegetation map, wildlife