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Assessment of habitat of wildlife communities on the Snake River, Jackson, Wyoming

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Abstract

The composition of the wildlife community in western riparian habitats is influenced by the horizontal and vertical distribution of vegetation, the physical complexity of the channel, and barriers to movement along the corridor. Based on information from the literature and a workshop, a model was developed to evaluate the wildlife community along the Snake River near Jackson, Wyoming. The model compares conditions of the current or future years with conditions in 1956, before constructions of levees along the river. Conditions in 1956 are assumed to approximate the desirable distribution of plant cover types and the associated wildlife community and are used as a standard of comparison in the model. The model may be applied with remotely sensed data and is compatible with a geographic information systems analysis. In addition to comparing existing or future conditions with conditions in 1956, the model evaluated floodplain and channel complexity and assesses anthropogenic disturbance and its potential effect on the quality of wildlife habitat and movements of wildlife in the riparian corridor.

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Schroeder, R.L., Allen, A.W., 1992, Assessment of habitat of wildlife communities on the Snake River, Jackson, Wyoming, 21 p.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype Other Report
Title Assessment of habitat of wildlife communities on the Snake River, Jackson, Wyoming
Year Published 1992
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Washington, D.C.
Description 21 p.
Larger Work Title Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication 190
Country United States
State Wyoming
City Jackson
Other Geospatial Snake River
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