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Land Use in Nevada

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About 85% of the land in Nevada is federally managed. This chapter discusses the use of soils for rangeland, pasture, agricultural crops, forest products, wildlife habitat, and urban/suburban development.

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References

  • Menlove J, Shaw JD, Witt C et al (2016) Nevada’s forest resources, 2004–2013. U.S. For. Serv., Resour. Bull. RMRS-RB-22. 167 pp

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (retired), Elko, NV, USA

    Paul W. Blackburn

  2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (retired), Reno, NV, USA

    John B. Fisher

  3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (retired), Reno, NV, USA

    William E. Dollarhide

  4. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (retired), Boulder City, NV, USA

    Douglas J. Merkler

  5. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (retired), Reno, NV, USA

    Joseph V. Chiaretti

  6. Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin (retired), Madison, WI, USA

    James G. Bockheim

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Correspondence to Paul W. Blackburn .

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Blackburn, P., Fisher, J., Dollarhide, W., Merkler, D., Chiaretti, J., Bockheim, J. (2021). Land Use in Nevada. In: The Soils of Nevada. World Soils Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53157-7_15

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