Colorado Gap Analysis Project

Colorado Gap Analysis Project
Colorado Land Cover Classification System

Disturbed Shrubland

 National Gap Analysis Project

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(The following was taken verbatim from Thompson et al. 1996)
Dominant Species: Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus sp.), Mormon tea (Ephedra sp.), horsebrush (Tetradymia sp.)
Description: Areas where erosion, burning, excessive livestock grazing or other natural or man made disturbance have resulted in a community dominated by shrubs with little value to livestock or wildlife.
Distribution: (see NOTES)
Diagnostic Species: Chrysothamnus sp., Ephedra sp., Tetradymia sp.
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