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  Citation:
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      Originator: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, National Sage-Grouse Conservation Planning Framework Team
      Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
      Title: Area occupied by sagebrush in the Intermountain Region
      Other_Citation_Details: The table containing information pertaining to sagebrush species and occupied areas in the intermountain region and can be found in Table 5.1, Chapter 5, p. 5-43, in Connelly, J. W., S. T. Knick, M. A. Schroeder, and S. J. Stiver.  2004.  Conservation assessment of Greater Sage-grouse and sagebrush habitats.  Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.  Unpublished Report.  Cheyenne, Wyoming.
      Online_Linkage: http:\\sagemap.wr.usgs.gov
  Description:
    Abstract: Table displaying the total area occupied by sagebrush across the intermountain region.  It is a portion of chapter 5: Sagebrush Ecosystems: Dynamics of Primary Sagebrush Habitats and is within the larger document:  Conservation and Assessment of Greater sage-grouse and Sagebrush Habitat. Western Associations of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 2004.
    Purpose: To supply total areas where sagebrush exists across the intermountain region (sq.km.).
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      Theme_Keyword: Ecosystems
      Theme_Keyword: Regional Areas
      Theme_Keyword: Vegetation
    Place:
      Place_Keyword: Washington
      Place_Keyword: Oregon
      Place_Keyword: California
      Place_Keyword: Idaho
      Place_Keyword: Nevada
      Place_Keyword: Utah
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      Place_Keyword: Colorado
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      Place_Keyword: New Mexico
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      Process_Description: Chapter five of the Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Assessment covers the sagebrush ecosystem.  This table was adapted from Kuchler's 1970 map of potential vegetation within regional boundaries delineated in the same map.  The total area and the area occupied by sagebrush (sq km) were estimated using these delineations.
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        Contact_Organization: USGS Snake River Field Station
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20050624
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