Floristic quality assessment and ecosystem analysis of the Duncan Bay nature Preserve, Cheboygan County, Michigan

Abstract

Field Botany of Northern MichiganHere we provide a comprehensive list of flora found within the Duncan Bay Nature Preserve, for which we report a Native Floristic Quality Index number of 69.3. Furthermore, we provide recommendations for site management including a geolocated list of alien and invasive species with potential removal suggestions, details of a geolocated population of Michigan’s threatened state wildflower Iris lacustris, a detailed walking-trail plan including a proposed parking lot location, and informational signs at key locations.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/116389/1/Buchanan_Coy_Ho_Jones_Marshall_McGuffie_Skrzypek_Zettell_2015.pd

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