Date of Award:
5-1940
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Watershed Sciences
Department name when degree awarded
Arts and Science
Committee Chair(s)
F. B. Wann
Committee
F. B. Wann
Abstract
Within the last few years several areas within the state of Utah have been and are being developed for the conservation of migratory birds. Of utmost importance in this respect is the management of these areas so as to obtain a sufficient supply of rood plants for use by water fowl. Previous work done at the Bear River Migratory Waterfowl Refuge shows that the productivity of aquatic rood plants, chiefly Potamogeton pectinatus L. and Ruppia maritima L. varies with different localities and that these differences could not be attributed to chemical conditions of the water, i.e., dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, and hydrogen ion. Inasmuch as little was done on the soils, it was felt that soil characteristics might have some street on the productivity and distribution or the aquatic plants at this locality. Results from such a problem would undoubtedly aid in future development or these habitats; hence, the study seems opportune and might be of value.
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Recommended Citation
Jensen, Grant Hortin, "The Relation of Some Physical and Chemical Factors of the Soil to the Productivity and Distribution of Certain Waterfowl Food Plants at the Bear River Migratory Waterfowl Refuge" (1940). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 4527.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4527
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