Forest Vegetation Of The Arapaho And Roosevelt National Forests In Central Colorado

Excerpt from Forest Vegetation of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Central Colorado: A Habitat Type Classification The temperature and precipitation data from published records are useful in characterizing the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in broad, general terms. However, in regions with massive mountain ranges, deep valleys and canyons, and high plateaus, precipita tion and temperatures are so variable that it is difficult to provide any meaningful climatic information for a given locality. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This report lists 441 vascular plant taxa in 228 genera and 63 families encountered on the 9,300-ha Fraser Experimental Forest in central Colorado. Synonyms appearing in previous publications and other works pertaining to the Fraser Experimental Forest, as well as appropriate Colorado floras and less-technical field guides, are included. Plant communities and habitats are discussed, and a list of 54 lichens is also presented. A glossary of related terms is included.