University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Year 2012 Results from Vegetation Monitoring in 20 Constructed Bioswales along Interstate 294 from Touhy Avenue to Lake-Cook Road, Cook County, IL

Taft, John B.; Carroll-Cunningham, Connie; Ruffatto, Danielle

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Description

Title
Year 2012 Results from Vegetation Monitoring in 20 Constructed Bioswales along Interstate 294 from Touhy Avenue to Lake-Cook Road, Cook County, IL
Author(s)
  • Taft, John B.
  • Carroll-Cunningham, Connie
  • Ruffatto, Danielle
Issue Date
2013-01-31
Keyword(s)
  • vegetation monitoring program
  • Bioswales
  • Native Grass Seed Mixture
Abstract
This report documents the vegetation parameters relevant to the performance standards in bioswales from sample data collected in June and September 2012. Species composition, diversity (based on species richness and species density), percent cover, and floristic quality from 2012 sample data are described and compared to 2011 baseline data.
Series/Report Name or Number
Technical Report INHS 2013 (04)
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/45943
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
Illinois Tollway

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Technical Reports - Illinois Natural History Survey PRIMARY
Reports produced by INHS staff, usually as deliverables for assessment projects funded by federal or state agencies or non-governmental organizations.