Special Report No. 24
November 1972
Biotic Composition and Soil Characteristics
of an Area to be Strip-mined
in San Juan County
by El Paso Natural Gas Company
A Report to the
El Paso Natural Gas Company
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Biotic composition and soil characteristics of an area to be strip-mined in San Juan County by El Paso natural gas company
Series Designation
Special Report 24
Table of Contents
Foreword; Introduction; Existing situation; Background; Climate; Geology; Soils; Methods and standards; Field methods; Computation of data; Results; Soils; Vegetation; Description of vegetation; Vegetative productivity; Animal life; Rodents – estimation of population by trapping; Other mammals sighted or known to be present in the area; Birds seen on the area; Reptiles; Conclusions; Aesthetics of appearance of the landscape; Vegetation; Animal life; Recommendations; Animals; Spoil pile reclamation; Bibliography; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III
Description
This study inventories the indigenous wild animals, characterizes the soils and determines the vegetative cover, composition and inherent productivity of a portion of a coal lease area in south-central San Juan County.
Gould, W. L.; Howard, V. W. (Volney Ward), 1941-; Buchanan, B. A. (Bruce Albert);
Date Original
1972-11
Digital Publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Rights
Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents.
Collection
NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications
Digital Identifier
UAAPS0000240001.tif
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Biotic composition and soil characteristics of an area to be strip-mined in San Juan County by El Paso natural gas company
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Special Report No. 24
November 1972
Biotic Composition and Soil Characteristics
of an Area to be Strip-mined
in San Juan County
by El Paso Natural Gas Company
A Report to the
El Paso Natural Gas Company
LIBRARY
c0
to
«**
Agricultural Experiment Station
