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The Response of Shallow Groundwater Levels to Fuels Reduction in the Middle Rio Grande Bosque
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Response of Shallow Groundwater Levels to Fuels Reduction in the Middle Rio Grande Bosque |
| Creator | Price, Lynda |
| Subject | Middle Rio Grande bosque wildfires riparian forest exotic fuel removal fire propagation |
| Description | A Professional Project Report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Water Resources, Water Resources Program, University of New Mexico. Throughout the southwest, exotic and non-native plant species such as saltcedar (Tamarix ramosissima) and Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) have transformed the environment by competing for groundwater and dominating ecosystems formally occupied by native cottonwoods (Populus deltoids ssp.) and willow (Salix sp.). Saltcedar was introduced to the Middle Rio Grande riparian forest (bosque) to control flooding and to decrease soil erosion rates due to its deep root system and prolific... |
| Date | 2008-02-18T22:55:14Z 2008-02-18T22:55:14Z 2008-02-18T22:55:14Z |
| Type | Presentation Technical Report |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/1928/3630 |
| Language | en_US |
| Format | 2898609 bytes application/pdf |
