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Ecological sites of the Upper Foothills subregion. Third approximation

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The Upper Foothills Natural Subregion includes about 34 per cent of the Foothills Natural Region area. It occupies a narrow belt between the Lower Foothills Natural Subregion at lower elevations... More ≫

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The Upper Foothills Natural Subregion includes about 34 per cent of the Foothills Natural Region area. It occupies a narrow belt between the Lower Foothills Natural Subregion at lower elevations and the Subalpine Natural Subregion at higher elevations, with one outlier on the highest elevations of the Swan Hills. This guide represents the analysis of over 2250 plots described in the Upper Foothills subregion, representing 106 community types. The dominant plant species, canopy cover, environmental conditions and response to grazing are outlined for each type.

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Ecological sites of the Upper Foothills subregion. Second approximation

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This guide represents the analysis of over 1,800 plots described in the Upper Foothills subregion, near Grande Cache (Willmore Wilderness Park), Swan Hills and west of Rocky Mtn. House and... More ≫

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This guide represents the analysis of over 1,800 plots described in the Upper Foothills subregion, near Grande Cache (Willmore Wilderness Park), Swan Hills and west of Rocky Mtn. House and Calgary. The 1,874 plots represent 99 community types. Early successional or disturbed plant community types, stocking rates for livestock and forage production values are described in the Range Plant Community guide for the Upper Foothills subregion. The dominant plant species, canopy cover and environmental conditions are outlined for each type. This publication is a revision of the guides to Ecological sites of West-central and Southwestern Alberta (1996) for the Upper Foothills subregion.

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Rangeland reference areas : species composition changes in the presence and absence of grazing and fire on the rough fescue-hairy wildrye dominated community types of the Upper Foothills subregion

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This report evaluates and discusses the range condition and trend of the McCue Creek, Yara Creek and Upper James River Rangeland reference areas. These reference areas were established in 1963 on... More ≫

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This report evaluates and discusses the range condition and trend of the McCue Creek, Yara Creek and Upper James River Rangeland reference areas. These reference areas were established in 1963 on glacialfluvial terraces and a colluvial slope adjacent to the Red Deer and Upper James River. These reference areas were classified as belonging to the Rough fescue-Hairy wildrye community type and placed in the grassland/shrubland ecosite of the Upper Foothills subregion.

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