The Intervention of Human Modifications on Plant and Tree Species in the Landscape of the LBJ National Grasslands
Description:
An analysis utilizing both ArcGIS and ethnographic interviews from private land owners and environmental professionals examined how man-made landscape changes affected plant and tree species in the LBJ National Grasslands in Wise County, Texas north of Decatur. From the late 1800s to the Dust Bowl Era the land was used for crop production and cattle grazing resulting in erosion and loss of soil nutrients. The research indicated by 2001 that cattle grazing and population increase resulted in lan…
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Date:
May 2015
Creator:
Lang, Brett M.
Partner:
UNT Libraries