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The rating noxious weed infestation should be guided by local weed list of noxious weeds as provided by municipal weed control authorities. This question attempts to identify noxious (restricted weeds) infestation on a range site. In the analysis of plot data, three noxious weeds were encountered including Canada thistle, leafy spurge and tall buttercup. Several nuisance weeds were also encountered including perennial sow thistle and annual hawk’s beard. Canada thistle was the most common occurring in about 15 percent of plots. On highly disturbed sites it occurred at up to 12 % canopy cover. All other weed species occurred at trace levels of frequency and cover. 68
8.0 Literature cited Adams, B. W., G. Ehlert, C. Stone, M. Alexander, D. Lawrence, M. Willoughby, D. Moisey, C. Hincz, and A. Bogen. Range Health Assessment for Grassland, Forest and Tame Pasture. Public Lands Division, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. Pub. No. T/044 105 pp Adams, G.D., G. Trottier, W. Strong, I.D. McDonald, S.J. Barry, P. Gregoire, G. Babish and G. Weis. 1997. Vegetation Component Report, CFB Suffield - National Wildlife Area, Wildlife Inventory. Canadian Wildlife Service, Edcmonton, 96 pp. Achuff, P.L., 1994. Natural regions, subregions and natural history themes of Alberta. A classification for protected areas management. Alberta Environmental Protection, Edmonton, Alberta. Archibald, J.H, G.D. Klappstein and I.G.W. Corns. 1996. Field guide to ecosites of southern Alberta. Nat. Resour. Can., Can. For. Serv., Northwest reg., North. For. Cent., Edmonton Alberta. Spec Rep. 8. Alberta Soil Information Centre (ASIC) 2001. AGRASID 3.0: Agricultural Region of Alberta Soil Inventory Database (Version 3.0). Edited by J. A, Brierley, T.C. Martin and D.J. Spies. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Conservation and Development Branch. Edmonton, Alberta. Available: http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/asic Beckingham, J.D. and J.H. Archibald. 1996. Field guide to ecosites of northern Alberta. Nat. Resour. Can., Can. For. Serv., Northwest reg., North. For. Cent., Edmonton Alberta. Spec Rep. 5. Brierley, J.A., Rodvang, A.T., and Pettapiece, W.W., 1991. Soil Survey of the Municipal District of Cardston (M.D. No. 6), Alberta. Land Resource Research Contribution No. 87-62. Alberta Institute of Pedology Report No. S-86-48. Edmonton, Alberta. Brown, D. 1997. Smooth brome (Bromus inermis Leyss) in Foothills Fescue grassland: stand characterization and the effects of cattle, sheep, mowing, glyphosate and fire. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. 136 pp. Butler, L.D. 1997. National Range and Pasture Handbook. Grazing Lands Technology Inst, NRCS – USDA, Washington D.C. Busby, F.E. 1994. Rangeland Health – New Methods to Classify, Inventory and Monitor Rangelands. National Academy of Science Report, National Research Council, Washington D.C. 180 pp. 69
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Table of Contents Section Page Exec
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Executive Summary The Foothills Fes
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Determining Ecological Range Sites
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Plant Community Categories Key to R
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2. Plant community is dominated by
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• maintenance of soil/site stabil
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Delacour Plain, which is entirely o
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Fig. 3. Foothills Fescue, and the B
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addition to experiencing warmer sum
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2.2 Correlation of Soils and Range
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Table 4. Soil correlation with ecol
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2.3 Guidelines for Determining Rang
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Group 3 Ecological/Range Sites Defi
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Page 44 and 45: Foothills Rough Fescue - Idaho Fesc
Page 46 and 47: Foothills Rough Fescue - Pasture Sa
Page 48 and 49: Foothills Rough Fescue - Parry Oat
Page 50 and 51: Foothills Rough Fescue - Parry Oat
Page 52 and 53: Idaho Fescue - Foothills Rough Fesc
Page 54 and 55: Undifferentiated Sedge - Kentucky B
Page 56 and 57: Parry Oatgrass - Foothills Rough Fe
Page 58 and 59: Foothills Rough Fescue - Richardson
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Page 62 and 63: Northern and Western Wheatgrass - G
Page 64 and 65: Northern and Western Wheatgrass - R
Page 66 and 67: Kentucky Bluegrass - Fringed Sage F
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Page 70 and 71: Beaked Willow/Sedge - Tufted Hair G
Page 72 and 73: Creeping Juniper - Parry Oatgrass -
Page 74 and 75: Creeping Juniper/Northern and Weste
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Page 92 and 93: Code Definition of Landscape Model
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