The purposes of this study were:1) to review the land use history of Oak Creek watershed since European settlement. And 2) to consider the human-caused impacts and their effects associated with different land uses. The study area was classified into three land use patterns: residential,agricultural, and forested areas.Since the European...
The objectives of this study were to evaluate environmental
factors influencing use of several plant communities by cattle, elk
and deer; determine under story production by plant species and the
amount utilized by cattle, elk and deer in certain plant communities;
evaluate the interactions of range use between cattle, elk...
The objectives of this study were: 1) to identify and map the
experimental area of Meadow Creek watershed by existing vegetation,
and 2) to identify and map the experimental area of Meadow Creek
watershed by habitat types. The classification system adopted for
this study was based on the habitat type...
The objectives of this study were to: 1) determine production
of plant species and utilization by cattle, sheep and deer as related
to plant communities and timber management practices and 2) evaluate
the interaction of range use between cattle and deer and between sheep
and deer as affected by site...
Two standardized land classification systems designed for use
with remote sensor data were studied comparatively. One of tile
classification systems is proposed for review and testing in U. S. 0.S.
Circular 671 (Legend I) (Anderson et al., 1972); the other is a hierarchial
legend system in use since 1968 (Legend...
Increasing demands on earth resources require the need to
know how much resource is present. A new technology, which is
developing partially with the support of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, will help to inventory and monitor surface resources
in a more comprehensive manner than previously possible.
Research in...