Eighty years of vegetation and landscape changes in the Northern Great Plains : a photographic record eightyyearsofveg45klem Year: 2001 Spearfish, South Dakota Location Lawrence Co., SD; Sec. 10, R. 2 E., T. 7 N.; GPS-UTM 4936725 N, 590582 E. About miles north of Spearfish. From Spearfish, travel north miles on Highway 85. Turn right (east) onto a private lane. The photopoint is from the small hill, to the left (north), immediately upon entering the private property. Description September 21, 1999 Photopoint Grasses. Agropyron intermedium, Agropyron smithii, Agropyron cristatum,
Eighty years of vegetation and landscape changes in the Northern Great Plains : a photographic record eightyyearsofveg45klem Year: 2001 Spearfish, South Dakota Location Lawrence Co., SD; Sec. 10, R. 2 E., T. 7 N.; GPS-UTM 4936725 N, 590582 E. About miles north of Spearfish. From Spearfish, travel north miles on Highway 85. Turn right (east) onto a private lane. The photopoint is from the small hill, to the left (north), immediately upon entering the private property. Description September 21, 1999 Photopoint Grasses. Agropyron intermedium, Agropyron smithii, Agropyron cristatum, Poa secunda, Schizachyrium scoparium, Bromus inermis Forbs. Melilotus officinalis, Grindelia squarrosa, Aster spp. Shrubs. Gutierrezia sarothrae Creek Bottom and Drainages Shrubs and Trees. Artemisia Jrigida, Artemisia dracunculoides, Artemisia cana, Populus deltoides, Eleagnus angustifolia, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Shepherdia argentea Synopsis Many species are growing on this site, most of which are invaders or serai species. Fore- ground is a seeded remnant gravel site. The vegetation near the photopoint has been mowed recently. Dominant species are Agropyron intermedium, Agropy- ron smithii, Agropyron cristatum, Grindelia squarrosa, Melilotus officinalis, Aster spp., Poa se- cunda, Schizachyrium scoparium. Artemisia Jrigida, Artemisia cana, and Artemisia dracunculoides. Background is now dominated by cropland and farm building. The most notable vegetation change on the drainages is the increase in size and abundance of Populus deltoides, Eleagnus angustifolia, Prunus virginiana, and Fraxinus pennsylvanica. Pinus ponderosa density has increased on the hill in the upper left of the 1998 photo. Cropland is planted to Medicago sativa. 61
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