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Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative Vegetation Monitoring Protocol

The goal of the protocol is to consistently monitor trend in vegetation structure on individual properties voluntarily applying management under initiative contract. Closely follow the directions to allow the data to be combined across the ecological regions and assess trend in vegetation at a landscape scale. Monitoring and vegetation protocols below address the Conference Report’s guidance on assessment and monitoring protocols that the SWAT and FO will perform on individual properties.
 

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