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Research Project:
INVESTIGATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE INVASIVE WEED ARUNDO DONAX, (CARRIZO GRANDE, OR GIANT REED) IN THE ZACATECAS BASIN OF MEXICO
Location: Beneficial Insects Research
Project Number: 6204-22000-019-13
Project Type:
Specific C/A
Start Date: Dec 01, 2007
End Date: Apr 30, 2008
Objective:
Determine distribution and density of A. donax in the Santiago Basin of Zacatecas, Mexico.
Approach:
Sites in the Rio Grande Basin will be visited to determine the density and distribution of A. donax. GPS coordinates will be taken above and below dams along the riparian zones which will be used to obtain Quickbird images. Arundo donax shows up in these images as a distinctive pink color which can then be translated on computer to hectares infested. The number of hectares infested can then be used to estimate the number of river miles infested with A. donax in the Rio Grande Basin.
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Last Modified: 09/19/2008
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