Vegetation Resources of Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Adams County, Colorado

Abstract

This report presents the results of plant ecological studies conducted at RMA in 1986 and 1987. The major objectives of the vegetation studies were to: identify, map, and describe major and minor plant community types; Evaluate community composition, structure, and successional status; compare the vegetation of the arsenal with two offsite locations - Buckley Air National Guard Base and the Plains Conservation Center. The studies provided information useful for planning habitat enhancement and vegetation activities. Particular emphasis was placed on determining the extent to which the vegetation of RMA has been effected by contamination, physical disturbance, and previous agricultural history of the site. Appendices: species lists, data summaries for onsite and offsite vegetation types. Plates: vegetation map, natural resource areas of special interest

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA273631

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air National Guard
  • Birds
  • Cervidae
  • Ecology
  • Eutrophication
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Lepidoptera
  • National Guard
  • New Mexico
  • Planting
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Rodents
  • Surveys
  • United States
  • Vegetables
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Riverine Ecology