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Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
folder Long Term Resource Monitoring Program
spacer tree Vegetation Data - Graphical Vegetation Database Browser

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Query for Species Richness


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Note: Pool 4, 2003 data does not include backwater isolated or Lake Pepin strata

Species richness is a measure of the diversity within each study area. The total number of species observed each year is plotted as a time series for each study area.

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Page Last Modified: December 31, 2012