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Although the age and detailed management history of this floodplain forest has not been determined, it seems likely that the shape and location of the river meander in which it is located have changed even in recent history. However, the journals of Lewis and Clark noted the presence of a woodland and an abundance of pecan trees in the area of present-day Leavenworth (Pavri et al. 2003), suggesting that Pecan-Hackberry Floodplain Forest has been a part of the mosaic of floodplain communities in the vicinity of FLMR for at least 200 years. TABLE 2.4. Average basal area (cm 2 /400 m 2 ) and sapling count (number/400 m 2 ) of overstory trees and vines in the Pecan-Hackberry Floodplain Forest in 1995–1996 and 2003. Empty cell indicates species not recorded. Totals are approximate due to rounding. Genus Species Common Name 1995-‘96 Saplings (n = 24) 1995-‘96 Basal Area (n = 24) 2003 Saplings (n = 12) 2003 Basal Area (n = 12) Acer negundo boxelder 62.5 1184.2 253.7 1608.6 Ampelopsis cordata heart-leaf raccoon-grape 0.4 Asimina triloba common pawpaw 32.4 5.5 22.7 Carya cordiformis bitter-nut hickory 17.1 Carya illinoinensis pecan 3811.8 5702.8 Celtis occidentalis common hackberry
green ash seedlings, and silver maple (Acer saccharinum L.) seedlings. Tree seedlings have since grown into thickets of young saplings, which in many instances shade out most herbaceous cover. While no pecan saplings were recorded in plots either during the 1995–1996 or 2003 field seasons, younger pecan trees do occur in areas southwest of the older forest. Thus, it appears some recruitment of this co-dominant may be occurring. It is not clear if the dramatic increase in the amount of bare ground in 2003 as compared to the 1995–1996 field seasons was the result of phenological differences, recent drought conditions that affected the survival of understory species, or some other factor. It was observed in all forest types. TABLE 2.5. Average cover (%) of understory species in the Pecan-Hackberry Floodplain Forest in 1995–1996 and 2003. Empty cell indicates species not recorded. Total average covers are approximate due to rounding. Genus Species Common Name 1995-‘96 Cover (%) (n = 24) 2003 Cover (%) (n = 12) Acalypha virginica Virginia copperleaf 0.2 Acer negundo boxelder 14.6 Acer saccharinum silver maple 4.2 Agastache nepetoides catnip giant-hyssop 0.3 Ageratina altissima tall snakeroot
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Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS List Of Figures .
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Page 49 and 50: annuals initially. Eventually, herb
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Page 59 and 60: warbler, ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapi
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(68%) have been confirmed since 199
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NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY OF FT. LEAV
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4.1. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 4. PLANTS
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Date Location Time Notes 39.3611°N
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plants (including all infraspecific
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TABLE 4.3. Number and cumulative pe
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limestone derivation. After the 200
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ock outcrops; it is often found wit
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hickory Forest on FLMR. Observation
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Scientific Name Carex crus-corvi Sh
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epresenting 5 families, 13 genera,
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with other considerations, includin
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existing natural areas information.
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these areas would enhance the prair
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Other trails and paths on the insta
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FIGURE 5.1. One of the small remnan
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While FLMR supports a diverse flora
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Sorghum halepense, previously repor
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Brumwell, M. J. 1951. An ecological
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Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
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Schwartz, C. W. and E. R. Schwartz.
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APPENDIX A. Directions to vegetatio
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The GPS reading is the SE corner of
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APPENDIX B. Checklist of vertebrate
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ORDER Species Common Name Presence
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Equisetum ×ferrissii Clute (Equise
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Daucus pusillus Michx. southwestern
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Aster oolentangiensis Riddell var.
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[Solidago nemoralis Ait. var. longi
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Thlaspi arvense L. field pennycress
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Commelina communis L. Asiatic dayfl
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Carex vulpinoidea Michx. fox sedge
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Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var.
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56. Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf
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Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton y
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Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. slend
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Echinochloa muricata (P. Beauv.) Fe
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misidentified specimen of Sporobolu
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91. Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn famil
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99. Scrophulariaceae, the figwort f
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Phryma leptostachya L. American lop
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Net sets 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11
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However, Anabat recordings indicate
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APPENDIX E. Report on a 2003 field
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TABLE E.1. Reptiles and amphibians
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APPENDIX F. Exotic and Invasive Pla
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TABLE F.2. Life forms (habit) of ex
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are in bloom. Fire has not been pro
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Euonymus fortunei (Celastraceae; Ch
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disperse their seeds. They are foun
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Reed canary grass can become highly
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References Information on exotic an
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