Wildlife Habitats
of the

Mojave River Campus,

Lewis Center for Educational Research
There are 6 terrestrial and 4 aquatic wildlife habitat types on the 160 acre Mojave River Campus -- 1 tree types, 1 shrub types, 2 herbaceous types, 1 agricultural and developed habitats, 4 aquatic types, and 1 non-vegetated type.  These habitats are further described in a publication entitled:

A Guide to Wildlife Habitats of California. 1988. Edited by Kenneth E. Mayer and  William F. Laudenslayer, Jr. State of California, Resources Agency, Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, CA. 166 pp. 


 

These Wildlife habitat descriptions have been developed by the

California Wildlife Habitat Relationships Program
California Department of Fish and Game
1807 13th Street, Suite 202
Sacramento, CA 95814
PHONE 916-327-8822, FAX 916-327-0475
 [email protected]

HABITAT TYPE

DOMINANT/ ASSOCIATE SPECIES
Alkali Desert Scrub (ASC) Saltbush, Sagebrush, Creasotebush
Annual Grass (AGS) Wild Oats, Soft Chess, Brome
Barren (BAR) Rock, Pavement, Sand
Fresh Emergent Wetland (FEW) ? Big Leaf Sedge, Bulrush, Redroot NutGrass
Lacustrine (LAC) ? Plankton, Duckweed, Water Willies
Perennial Grass (PGS) California Oatgrass, Hairgrass, Sweet Vernalgrass
Riverine (RIV) Water Moss, Algae, Duckweed
Urban (URB) Grass Lawns, Trees, Hedges
Wet Meadow (WTM) ? Thingrass, Sedge, Spikerush
Valley Foothill Riparian (VRI) Cottonwood, Sycamore, Valley Oak

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