Phragmites Mapping and Modeling in Great Salt Lake Wetlands at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah (RI-287)

by Peter Goodwin and Rebecca Molinari

Phragmites threaten Great Salt Lake wetlands by readily displacing desirable native vegetation, degrading habitats, and diverting water from the lake and surrounding wetlands through increased evapotranspiration water loss. The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) developed this project with FFSL and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to provide current and accurate phragmites mapping as training data for the FFSL models while also providing the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Refuge) with an updated vegetation map.

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Published: 2024
Pages: 18
Appendices: 1
Media: Report