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Plocher, M.D., 2002, Ecoregions of Idaho (color poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and photographs): Reston, Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey (map scale
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Soils derived from granitic rocks, which are characteristically poor at retaining water spread out the
Southern Forested Mountains ecoregion. This region receives marginal influence from maritime events. Ponderosa pine can be found growing in canyons, while grand fir and subalpine fir grow at higher
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Olson, D. M., Dinerstein, E., Wikramanayake, E. D., Burgess, N. D., Powell, G. V. N., Underwood, E. C., D'Amico, J. A., Itoua, I., Strand, H. E., Morrison, J. C., Loucks, C. J., Allnutt, T. F., Ricketts, T. H., Kura, Y., Lamoreux, J. F., Wettengel, W. W., Hedao, P., Kassem, K. R. 2001. Terrestrial
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influences at a lower rate than ecoregions to the north, but at a higher rate than ecoregions to the south. Grand fir, found at elevations between where
Douglas-fir and subalpine fir grow, is the only tree species in the region that receives maritime influences. Instability of slopes and
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Glaciated Bitterroot Mountains and Canyons ecoregion is spread out by volcanic ash and sediment left from glaciers. It is characteristically underlain by granite. The summits of mountains are high enough here to capture moisture from the
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Woods, Alan J., Omernik, James, M., Nesser, John A., Shelden, J., Comstock, J.A., Azevedo, Sandra H., 2002, Ecoregions of
Montana, 2nd edition (color poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and photographs). Map scale
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1567:"EDNA Derived Watersheds for Major Named Rivers"
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459:Idaho Batholith. Alkalinity is the measure of a
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16:Ecoregion in Idaho and Montana, United States
1197:List of ecoregions in the United States (WWF)
1168:List of ecoregions in the United States (EPA)
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862:Köppen climate classifications
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1178:List of ecoregions in Montana
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1855:"Regional Climate Maps: USA"
1827:NWS Internet Services Team.
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1059:Threats and conservation
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1963:"Lucky Peak State Park"
1425:"Physical map of Idaho"
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